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| Program overview | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States Soviet Union |
| Organization | NASA and Roscosmos |
| Purpose | Crewed lunar exploration |
| Status | Cancelled in concept phase |
| Program history | |
| Cost | $500 billion over 30 years |
| Duration | Study: 1993-1994 |
| First flight | Phase 1 Flight 1 |
| First crewed flight | Phase 1 Flight 4 |
| Launch site(s) | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Vehicle information | |
| Crewed vehicle(s) | ILREC Piloted Lander |
| Launch vehicle(s) | Shuttle-C Energia |
The International Lunar Resources Exploration Concept (ILREC) was a proposed mission architecture under President George H. W. Bush's Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) by Kent Joosten, an engineer at Johnson Space Center. The plan would have used the help of international partners, mainly the Soviet Union, to assemble a lunar base and sustainable lunar transportation service.