China and Russia are planning to install a nuclear power unit on the surface of the moon by the middle of the next decade, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has said.
Beijing and Moscow announced plans in 2021 to build a permanently manned research station on the moon’s south pole. The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project aims to establish a basic outpost in the next few years before completing construction in the 2030s.
