Moscow. May 24. INTERFAX-Roscosmos and the Chinese Space Agency have reached an oral agreement on the mutual integration of their manned spacecraft to the superheavy launch vehicles of the two countries, Roscosmos Executive Director for Science Alexander Bloshenko told Interfax.
"We have already had an oral conversation about the possible integration of our super - weight to their Chinese ship and, conversely, their ship to our super-weight," said Bloshenko.
According to him, now the agreement will be consolidated with protocols and technical scientific conclusions.
On March 17, the corresponding idea was expressed by the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. "I do not rule out that, if there is a political will, it would be possible to adapt our ship to their rocket and, conversely, their ship to ours," he said.
On March 9, Roscosmos reported that Russia and China signed a memorandum on the creation of an international scientific lunar station.
In January, Roscosmos announced the Russian side's withdrawal from the American lunar Gateway project.
On October 19, 2020, Rogozin announced on Twitter that the Russian state corporation and the Chinese National Space Administration had held a video conference on bilateral cooperation, "including the lunar exploration program."