Kazakhstan Supports China's ILRS Development Program

JAKARTA Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding to support the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project. This partnership will strengthen China's lunar exploration mission. Contract approvals were made when Chinese President Xi Jinping came to Kazakhstan on July 3. Leaders from each country must sign 30 documents and one of them is a memorandum of understanding for the development of the ILRS project. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said cooperation between China and Kazakhstan would benefit both parties, especially Kazakhstan. This country will receive a variety of data collected during the ILRS mission. "Both parties support the exchange and cooperation between the space agency and the company of the two countries in peaceful use of space, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation on the moon and outer space," China's Foreign Ministry said, quoted from Spacenews. ILRS is a permanent base construction project on the Moon in the 2030s. The project is led by China and Russia to advance exploration and resource utilization activities on the Moon.

Di saat China sedang fokus dengan pembangunan ILRS, AS juga sedang mengupayakan misi eksplorasi bulan kedua, yaitu Artemis. Program ini merupakan lanjutan dari misi eksplorasi Apollo yang digelar pada tahun 1961 hingga 1972. Sama seperti Apollo, misi Artemis terbagi menjadi beberapa tahapan. Artemis 2 dilakukan untuk menguji pesawat antariksa yang membawa para astronot, sedangkan Artemis 3 akan mengirimkan astronot ke Bulan. Artemis telah mendapatkan dukungan dari 43 negara di berbagai belahan dunia, sedangkan ILRS belum mencapai setengahnya.

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