- China will attempt to land on the illuminated rim of Shackleton crater with orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a rover near the lunar south pole with 2026 Chang'e-7 mission with intentions of studying water, ice, and volatile elements in the lunar soil.
- America and NASA originally said to land American astronauts in 2024 with Artemis 3 now expected to launch in September 2026. As the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17, however, this may be delayed to 2027 or 2028, based on which systems and partners ?
- International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) with China CNSA and Russia Roscosmos is planned with 12 other countries currently as of 2024 participating with lunar construction missions in 2028.
Key Questions
- If which colleagues at NASA, Artemis, and CNSA/ILRS are discussing collaboration, how to discuss systems integration, cost, and resource sharing ?
- How close would the two bases operate together ?
- Which systems and methods could help share resources such as power, H2O, processed metals to live off the land ?
Reference 1:
China unveils video of its moon base plans, which weirdly includes a NASA space shuttle, https://www.space.com/china-moon-base-international-lunar-research-station-video
Reference 2:
A render depicting future ILRS infrastructure on the moon. Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Belarus joined the project in October 2023.
https://spacenews.com/serbia-becomes-latest-country-to-join-chinas-ilrs-moon-base-project/
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