08 June 2018
Russia and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on lunar and deep space exploration. The agreement was signed following Putin’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Roscosmos said in a statement. Dmitry Rogozin, the new Director General of the Russian space agency and the country’s former Deputy Prime Minister, struck the cooperation deal with the Administrator of CNSA, Zhang Kedzhan. The agencies didn’t reveal specific details relating to the agreement, but the latest move is the third instance of Roscosmos’ gradual shift toward CNSA in last few months. The memorandum follows up on a 3 March Roscosmos-CNSA agreement to cooperate on lunar and deep space exploration by establishing a joint data center.   
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