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China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program

China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program A state-owned space contractor has unveiled a concept for an “economical lunar cargo transport” system as China prepares ...

Is a permanent Moon base becoming reality? Will the US build one by 2030 after NASA’s 2026 bill amid China space race surge?

A permanent Moon base is moving closer to reality in 2026. The NASA Authorization Act 2026 has given clear political backing. It targets early lunar base infrastructure by 2030. Billions are already ...
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China’s crewed moon landing plans look increasingly credible

China’s program to put astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030 has moved from aspiration to engineering reality, with hardware tests, named spacecraft, and a defined mission architecture now on the ...
Opinion

After Nixing Its Planned Moon Landing, NASA Is Starting to Seriously Lose the Moon Race to China

Artemis’s woes, however, are just one tragedy among a veritable massacre slowly unfolding across NASA. The Trump administration has slammed the space agency with cuts, firing or forced out over 4,000 ...
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China’s Moon Landing Is Starting to Look Very Real

The race is on. The post China’s Moon Landing Is Starting to Look Very Real appeared first on Futurism.

What happens if China’s astronauts land on the moon before the US

China’s state‑run program is progressing rapidly toward landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, raising pressure on the US.

How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power

In 2025, China set a national record for orbital launches in a single year with over 90 launches. Chinese investment in its ...

Here’s Where China Could Plant Its Flag If It Beats NASA Back to the Moon

Rimae Bode—a volcanic region on the Moon’s nearside—offers strategic advantages for a human landing as well as rich ...
Opinion
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NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

NASA’s Artemis restructuring removes the Artemis III lunar landing, targets two Moon missions in 2028, and reflects growing concern about China’s lunar timeline.

China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon

Not a US flag in sight Researchers from China are narrowing down the landing sites for the nation’s first crewed mission to the Moon, set to take place before 2030.… Using multiple orbital datasets, a ...
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NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As part of the Artemis II mission, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in decades. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld via ...
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Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there. The senator wanted a promise. A solemn vow. For the last six years—or maybe the last decade or quarter ...