Russia sets timeline for power station on the Moon

Roscosmos has signed a contract with major space and nuclear firms to build a facility tied to the China-led lunar base by 2036

Russia plans to launch a power station on the Moon within a decade, space agency Roscosmos has announced, saying it has signed a contract with NPO Lavochkin, the country’s lead developer of deep-space and planetary missions, to carry out work through 2036 on the project.

The purpose of the facility is to...