International Lunar Research Station Program
The China-initiated International Lunar Research Station Program is a multinational lunar science and infrastructure effort planned to build a basic model at the lunar south pole by 2035, with construction and mission integration running through 2028-2035. It combines lunar-surface and lunar-orbit facilities for geology, astronomy, Sun-Earth-Moon space-environment studies, fundamental science, and in-situ resource utilization.
Identity
- Aliases
- ILRSInternational Lunar Research StationInternational Lunar Research Station Project
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- International Lunar Research Station Program
- Status
- planned
- Types
- infrastructureexplorationscienceoperations
Details
- Description
- The China-initiated International Lunar Research Station Program is a multinational lunar science and infrastructure effort planned to build a basic model at the lunar south pole by 2035, with construction and mission integration running through 2028-2035. It combines lunar-surface and lunar-orbit facilities for geology, astronomy, Sun-Earth-Moon space-environment studies, fundamental science, and in-situ resource utilization.
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2028
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:11:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:11:06 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202504/24/content_WS680976d7c6d0868f4e8f2045.htmlhttps://english.www.gov.cn/news/202410/15/content_WS670e03b9c6d0868f4e8ebe40.htmlhttps://english.www.gov.cn/news/202404/25/content_WS662a42bdc6d0868f4e8e66f0.htmlhttps://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465684/n6760328/n6760329/c6813197/content.html