We’re in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number of countries and companies have the lunar surface in their sights in a race for resources and space dominance. So are we ready for this new era of lunar exploration?
This week, images were beamed back to Earth of China’s flag unfurled on the Moon. It’s the country’s fourth landing there - and the first ever mission to return samples from the Moon’s far side. In the past 12 months, India and Japan have also set down spacecraft on the lunar surface. In February, US firm Intuitive Machines became the first private company to put a lander on the Moon, and there are plenty more set to follow.
Meanwhile, Nasa wants to send humans back to the Moon, with its Artemis astronauts aiming for a 2026 landing. China says it will send humans to the Moon by 2030. And instead of fleeting visits, the plan is to build permanent bases.
But in an age of renewed great-power politics, this new space race could lead to tensions on Earth being exported to the lunar surface.
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Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
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Maybe this will ignite a new space race like the one that lead to us going to the moon. I'm truly starting to lose hope in NASA. Mankind seriously needs to start putting more resources into space travel.
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NASA really dropped the ball in recent years. With all the social politics they been focusing on, I have no faith in them to do much of anything anymore. I think SpaceX is going to be the company/corp that brings us forward. I can see them getting us back on the moon and maybe even setting up a base there.
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