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China plans to have a crewed space station in lunar orbit and various elements on the lunar surface by 2045


The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) will consist of sections on the lunar surface, sections in lunar orbit and sections on Earth, and it will be built in two phases, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program.

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