In Beijing, Pakistan has become a new addition to China’s growingconsortium of partners in an ambitious endeavor to construct a researchstation on the moon’s southern pole. This collaborative effort was markedby the signing of an initial cooperation agreement witnessed by Pakistan’scaretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
The collaboration between Pakistan and China, as announced by the ChinaNational Space Administration, encompasses a wide range of areas, includingthe engineering and operational aspects of the Chinese lunar base program.
China, with its goal of becoming a prominent spacefaring nation by 2030,has already secured partnerships with countries such as Russia, Venezuela,and South Africa. Furthermore, it has set a target to land its astronautson the moon by the end of this decade.
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This endeavor’s timeline to establish a research station on the moon’ssouth pole coincides with NASA’s more ambitious Artemis program. TheArtemis program is aimed at returning U.S. astronauts to the lunar surfaceby December 2025, assuming no significant delays in its execution.