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Planetary pact: China and Russia to launch lunar space station
Russia and China unveiled plans on March 9 for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of...
Though Moscow was once at the forefront of space travel – it sent the first man into space – its cosmic ambitions have dimmed thanks to poor financing and endemic corruption.
- MOSCOW-Agence France-Presse
- Hurriyet
It has been eclipsed by China and the United States, which have both clocked major wins in space exploration and research in recent years.
The Russian space agency Roscomos said in a statement that it had signed an agreement with China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) to develop a…