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China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/china-signs-deal-with-russia-to-build-a-power-plant-on-the-moon-potentially-leaving-the-us-in-the-dust

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia’s intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.