Azerbaijan joins construction of lunar research station

Space agencies of China and Azerbaijan signed a joint statement on cooperation on the ILRS program during the 74th International Astronautical Congress held in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 2 to 6.

Report informs via AZERTAC that, according to the joint statement, the two sides will carry out extensive cooperation in the demonstration, implementation, operation and application of the program, including mounting scientific instruments, providing training to personnel and conducting scientific and technological experiments.

The signing of the joint statement is of great significance to promoting the scientific and technological progress, advancing economic and social development, and consolidating cooperative relations between the two countries, said the CNSA.

The ILRS program, jointly initiated by China and Russia in 2021, aims to build a lunar base and carry out lunar research and exploration.

Before Azerbaijan, several countries, organizations and institutions joined the program, including Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization, South Africa and Swiss company Nano-SPACE, according to the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory under the CNSA.