As more and more of the world looks to China and Russia for new leadership, the good 'ole USofA will continue it's slow descent into third-world status.
March 11, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC
By Matthew Bodner
MOSCOW — Russia and China have agreed to build a base on or around the Moon, the latest signal of geopolitical maneuvering in space and an apparent rebuke of the United States.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, signed an agreement this week with the Chinese National Space Administration on the joint creation of what they call the International Scientific Lunar Station.
The memorandum of understanding between the two governments is the latest sign that Russia sees its future in space as primarily a cooperative effort with the Chinese space program rather than with NASA, its main partner of the last 25 years.
The project with China will be “guided by the principles of equal distribution of rights and responsibilities” and will “promote cooperation … with open access to all interested nations and international partners,” the Russian space agency said in a statement published after the memorandum was signed on Tuesday.
The Roscosmos statement said the goal of the lunar station with China will be to strengthen scientific cooperation and promote “the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes in the interests of all mankind.”
This wording echoes Russian critiques of the NASA-led Artemis project, which also proposes the construction of a space station orbiting the Moon as the foundation of a broader international effort to explore the lunar surface................
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March 11, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC
By Matthew Bodner
MOSCOW — Russia and China have agreed to build a base on or around the Moon, the latest signal of geopolitical maneuvering in space and an apparent rebuke of the United States.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, signed an agreement this week with the Chinese National Space Administration on the joint creation of what they call the International Scientific Lunar Station.
The memorandum of understanding between the two governments is the latest sign that Russia sees its future in space as primarily a cooperative effort with the Chinese space program rather than with NASA, its main partner of the last 25 years.
The project with China will be “guided by the principles of equal distribution of rights and responsibilities” and will “promote cooperation … with open access to all interested nations and international partners,” the Russian space agency said in a statement published after the memorandum was signed on Tuesday.
The Roscosmos statement said the goal of the lunar station with China will be to strengthen scientific cooperation and promote “the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes in the interests of all mankind.”
This wording echoes Russian critiques of the NASA-led Artemis project, which also proposes the construction of a space station orbiting the Moon as the foundation of a broader international effort to explore the lunar surface................
Russia and China unveil plans for joint lunar space station
The project with China will be “guided by the principles of equal distribution of rights and responsibilities,” the Russian space agency said.
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