SIRIUS /Federal Territory/, March 5. /TASS/. Russia and China are mulling a project to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon in 2033-2035, Roscosmos CEO Yury Borisov announced at the World Youth Festival.

"Today, we are seriously considering a project to deliver to the Moon and mount a power reactor there jointly with our Chinese partners somewhere between 2033 and 2035," he said.

According to Borisov, such a mission will have to be automated, with the necessary technological solutions almost ready for it.

In March 2021, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) signed a memorandum of mutual understanding on behalf of their governments on cooperation in creating the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). Under the project, China plans to send three missions: Chang’e 6, Chang’e 7 and Chang’e 8. The first lunar missions would test key technology to create a roadmap for building a robotic base for experiments and research that could be operated remotely. The first lunar mission is scheduled for 2026, and the project should be wrapped up in 2028.