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Russia and China have approached the Moon together with a joint space mission to explore it and extract lunar resources. The decision is a landmark that raises the level of partnership between the two nations in the area of space exploration. In addition to a lunar base and utilization of resources like helium 3 on the surface of the Moon, the mission will entail a series of lunar landings. It also means that such collaborations signal a major switch in the way that the global space power dynamic is unfolding and that further such collaborations could become the starting point for future international lunar plans, experts say. The venture is to both countries a step towards a leading space position
