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NASA chief warns Musk after China’s rapid moon progress

China’s significant advancements in lunar exploration have sparked a direct response from NASA’s leadership. On October 22, ...

China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its ...
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Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say

But much is unknown about the availability of water ice on the moon, or even what data is missing that could help fine-tune ...

How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra's song "Fly Me to the Moon" became closely associated with the Apollo missions. The optimistic ...
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Resources, reactors and rivalries will decide the new moon race

A new race to the moon is underway; not merely to erect flags, but to prospect for and extract water and helium-3, establish nuclear power plants and capitalize on the economic and strategic ...

Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.

Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Leapfrog SpaceX as NASA’s Lunar Lander Pick for Artemis 3

NASA is eyeing alternative options for its Artemis 3 lunar lander, and it looks like Blue Origin has a shot at securing the ...
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Let’s not allow the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration to turn into fool’s gold

To be clear, the U.S. is still in a better position than any nation on Earth to lead humanity to the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration. Let’s not let that golden age turn instead into fool’s gold.