To the moon: What will a research station on the moon look like? [Video]

China unveiled a more detailed blueprint for the International Lunar Exploration Station (ILRS) during an international conference on deep space exploration held in Tunxi District, east China’s Anhui Province. The discussion sparked significant interest among global space agencies and organizations.

During the second International Deep Space Exploration Conference, a two-day space forum, China’s space agency and its counterpart in Senegal signed an agreement to cooperate on the ILRS. Additionally, China’s Deep Space Exploration Lab has signed memoranda of understanding with 10 organizations from countries including Serbia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Panama and South Africa.

China mapped out the ILRS initiative in 2017, and many other countries and entities have planned lunar missions over the next few years, including India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.

Recently, Chinese scientists discovered a new type of mineral in a lunar sample brought back …