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    BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Belarus this week joined China's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, the third country to sign up this month for a plan to eventually set up a permanently inhabited outpost on the moon's south pole.

     

    Earlier in October, Pakistan and Azerbaijan joined the ILRS, a project jointly initiated by China and Russia in 2021 and widely seen as a rival to the U.S.-led Artemis programme.

     

    Lunar missions this decade will establish a "basic" version of the research station, followed by more missions in the 2030s to construct a "full" version of the base.

     

    By 2050, the ILRS is expected to be a fully operational station for lunar research, and potentially also a launch pad for crewed missions to other planets in the solar system.

     

    Country
    Year/Month joined
    China*
    2021/June
    Russia*
    2021/June
    Venezuela
    2023/July
    South Africa
    2023/September
    Azerbaijan
    2023/October
    Pakistan
    2023/October
    Belarus
    2023/October

     

    Note: (*) denotes founding member

     

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