China Could Win the Next Moon Race

The Yutu-2 moon rover, taken by the Chang'e-4 lunar probe on the far side of the moon. Picture released on Jan. 11, 2019. China National Space Administration [CNSA] via CNS/AFP/China OUT

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President Donald Trump has committed the United States to returning U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2024, and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has assembled its Artemis program to do so, to include unprecedented participation by new commercial space service providers.