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China, Russia Plot 2035 South-Pole Base; US Prepares 2029 Hub

7/15/2026

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China and Russia will build a Lunar Research Station at the south pole by 2035.
The United States will deploy power and communications for a south-pole base from 2029 to 2032.
NASA’s Orion will dock with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers in low-Earth orbit next year.
Programs target south-pole water-ice for fuel, with private firms building landers and rovers despite the United States not signing the 1979 UN Moon Agreement.

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China and Russia will build a Lunar Research Station at the south pole by 2035.
The United States will deploy power and communications for a south-pole base from 2029 to 2032.
NASA’s Orion will dock with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers in low-Earth orbit next year.
Programs target south-pole water-ice for fuel, with private firms building landers and rovers despite the United States not signing the 1979 UN Moon Agreement.