The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

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In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the US and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade.

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface : Read more

 

[billslugg]

BTDT

 

[Classical Motion]

I see no risk.

 

[edison6017]

But why the US wants another Space Race with China after so called beating Russia in a "space race" . What is winning and loosing in Space ? Did USA beat Russia in Space in 60s by sending APOLLO crew to moon? If that is the case then why the US begged the Russian president for Space Shuttle missions to MIR. The fact of the matter is that Russia did not loose any Space Race and neither did USA . Both countries won in many areas of Space and DO NOT forget that Russia built her modular space station MIR alone . Russia's Soyuz crew vehicle was the only space vehicle for a long long time using which USA and many other countries used to send and return crew to and from ISS after the US Space Shuttle disaster and before the SpaceX dragon crew . China is also the only country after Russia who built the modular space station using all the indigenous technologies , whereas the ISS , although is huge but got constructed by a dozen countries . So STOP beating about this damn yet another Space Race and concentrate on ways using which all the powerful countries could cooperate in Space and REMOVE the WOLFE amendments.

 

[Meteoric Marmot]

But why the US wants another Space Race with China after so called beating Russia in a "space race" . What is winning and loosing in Space ? Did USA beat Russia in Space in 60s by sending APOLLO crew to moon? If that is the case then why the US begged the Russian president for Space Shuttle missions to MIR. The fact of the matter is that Russia did not loose any Space Race and neither did USA . Both countries won in many areas of Space and DO NOT forget that Russia built her modular space station MIR alone . Russia's Soyuz crew vehicle was the only space vehicle for a long long time using which USA and many other countries used to send and return crew to and from ISS after the US Space Shuttle disaster and before the SpaceX dragon crew . China is also the only country after Russia who built the modular space station using all the indigenous technologies , whereas the ISS , although is huge but got constructed by a dozen countries . So STOP beating about this damn yet another Space Race and concentrate on ways using which all the powerful countries could cooperate in Space and REMOVE the WOLFE amendments.

I would agree with you if it was yet another race to be the first there and nothing else, but that's not the case this time.

Both nations are planning to build a base and just as with Earth real estate, it's all about "location, location, location." There is definitely a best place to build a base and the first one there gets to choose that spot.

 

[James Parker]

If the SpaceX lander is ready before Gateway is functional and Artemis III is ready, SpaceX could go direct to the Moon with their Starship stack, provided that it can be human-rated in time. Just pay Elon & he'll get it done.

 

[Outback_Joe]

You have got to be kidding right! We were already on the moon before most of China knew what a hot dog was! No reason to prove we can do it again! We can!

 

[edison6017]

I would agree with you if it was yet another race to be the first there and nothing else, but that's not the case this time.

Both nations are planning to build a base and just as with Earth real estate, it's all about "location, location, location." There is definitely a best place to build a base and the first one there gets to choose that spot.

OK , so lets say there is a so called BEST place on the lunar surface and lets for the sake of argument that China built a base at the BEST location . Then can US not build another base 03 miles away from that base , 02 miles away from that base or 01 miles away from that base . Come one man , please try to understand that this is just a BS propaganda machine that the Pentagon and Military Industrial Complex are running against China and nothing else.

 

[billslugg]

There is no need to put humans on the Moon, period. Only when the limits of robotic research have been reached, which will never happen.

 

[Classical Motion]

Or if there is something we can loot.

 

[Rob77]

OK , so lets say there is a so called BEST place on the lunar surface and lets for the sake of argument that China built a base at the BEST location . Then can US not build another base 03 miles away from that base , 02 miles away from that base or 01 miles away from that base . Come one man , please try to understand that this is just a BS propaganda machine that the Pentagon and Military Industrial Complex are running against China and nothing else.

I understand what your saying and agree - but what will happen is the first to get to this "ideal location" will then place an exclusion zone for "science purposes". Any country that decides to ignore that and park itself too close will basically be declared an aggressor and starting a war. As stupid as this scenario sounds, that's the world we currently live in.

 

[Potawatomi4]

With Elon Musk involved we should succeed before the Chinese.

 

[Potawatomi4]

I understand what your saying and agree - but what will happen is the first to get to this "ideal location" will then place an exclusion zone for "science purposes". Any country that decides to ignore that and park itself too close will basically be declared an aggressor and starting a war. As stupid as this scenario sounds, that's the world we currently live in.

On the other hand if we park as close neighbors and one of us has an emergency we will be close by to help each other and stop any such alarmist "war" from happening. This should all be arranged as such before we go there.