U.S. and Russia team up to build lunar space station

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NASA and Russia's space agency Roscosmos will team up to work on a new space station near the moon.

Space agencies from Japan, Europe and Canada are also interested in working on the project that is currently at the conceptual stage of design.

According to Popular Science, the two agencies last month signed an agreement to work on the Deep Space Gateway at the International Aeronautics Congress in Adelaide, Australia.

The proximity of the station to the moon would create opportunities for lunar missions and future deep space exploration such as missions to Mars, and beyond.

RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Depiction of American and Russian astronauts working together
2. Depiction of Deep Space Gateway over the moon
3. Depiction of exploration missions on the Moon and Mars
4. Other space agencies interested in working on the project

VOICEOVER (in English):
"NASA and Russia's space agency Roscosmos have signed an agreement to work on a new space station near the moon."

"The proximity of The Deep Space Gateway to the moon would create opportunities for lunar missions and future deep space exploration such as missions to Mars, and beyond."

"Space agencies from Japan, Europe and Canada are also interested in working on the project that is currently at the conceptual stage of design."

SOURCES: NASA, Popular Science, Inhabitat
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