U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...

NASA’s acting chief “angry” about talk that China will beat US back to the Moon

"Unless something changes, it is highly unlikely the United States will beat China’s projected timeline to the Moon’s surface," said Bridenstine, who led the creation of the Artemis Program in 2019.
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'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars

An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next ...
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Interim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon

We have to be able to jump forward in our innovation and drive this mission, and there’s always a balance to that, but we can’t side on the ... A spokesperson for NASA said the agency remains ...
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NASA Head Says It's Time to Cut Back on Astronaut Safety to Beat China to the Moon

Lawmakers are growing concerned that China may beat the United States to the Moon — and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy ...
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Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore

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NASA to ‘move aside’ Biden administration priorities like climate science to focus on space exploration

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vowed Thursday to emphasize space exploration at NASA instead of “all the other priorities” that were favored by the Biden administration. Duffy, who oversees NASA ...
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NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.

NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by the 2030s to support long-term human exploration. The project aims to address power needs during lunar nights and provide high-power energy for ...