Lunar space station

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 complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and/or in the orbit of the Moon.
2021 celebrates the 60th anniversary of Russia’s first-ever manned space flight — it sent Yuri Gagarin into space in April 1961, followed by the first woman, Valentina Tereshkova, two years later.

In 2020, it launched its Tianwen-1 probe to Mars that is currently orbiting Mars.
And in December 2020, it successfully brought rock and soil samples from the Moon back to Earth, the first mission of this type in over 40 years.

The U.S. space agency NASA has now set its sights on Mars, with its Perseverance rovers conducting their first test drive on the planet. NASA eventually intends to conduct a possible human mission to the planet, even if planning is still at a very preliminary stage.
Under the Artemis programme NASA plans to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has become a key player in the modern space race and has announced plans to fly several members of the public to the Moon in 2023.

Chandrayaan-3 2022- Mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2 with lander, rover and a propulsion module to attempt soft landing of lunar surface.
Gaganyaan-2022-is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended to be the basis of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. The spacecraft is being designed to carry three people, and a planned upgraded version will be equipped with rendezvous and docking capability.

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