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NASA's Artemis II mission, set for early 2026, will send four astronauts around the Moon, marking a strategic shift in space exploration toward collaboration and sustained presence.
Experts urge NASA to execute a sweeping overhaul of its Artemis moon program to counter China's focused space ambitions, warning the U.S. risks falling behind.
Chinese firms have filed applications to launch over 200,000 internet satellites, a move that dramatically escalates the global race for low-Earth orbit.
Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, will warn lawmakers that the U.S. risks losing the space race to China, with consequences that could shift the global balance of power.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking a record €22 billion budget at a critical meeting of its 23 member states to avoid falling behind in the new space race.
A new space race is heating up the Arctic, as global powers and private firms rush to build satellite ground stations in the strategic high north.
Experts argue that comparing the current US-China lunar ambitions to the Cold War is a flawed analogy that ignores key legal and collaborative realities.
NASA's Artemis program faces critical delays from private partners like SpaceX, prompting the agency to diversify with a new contract for Blue Origin.
SpaceX has proposed a simplified mission plan to accelerate NASA's Artemis III moon landing after the agency's chief criticized the company for delays.
The United States' long-held dominance in space exploration is facing a critical challenge from China amid internal budget uncertainties and a shifting political landscape.
Amid delays with SpaceX's Starship, NASA is opening its lunar lander contract to competitors, sparking a race between Blue Origin and a Lockheed Martin-led group.
Recent U.S. lunar landers have failed to survive the moon's harsh 14-day night, while China's nuclear-powered rovers have operated for years, creating a critical power gap.
