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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.
Security experts warn the United States is falling behind China in the new space race due to a lack of a cohesive national strategy, risking future economic and national security.
A new space race to Mars is intensifying, pitting the United States against China. While NASA faces internal challenges, China is making rapid, strategic advances.
On October 12, 1964, the Soviet Union's Voshkod 1 mission became the first to send a multi-person crew into space, a major but risky Cold War achievement.
Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society, cautions that potential cuts to NASA's budget could jeopardize U.S. leadership in space, especially amid a growing race with China.
Amid major restructuring of U.S. space policy and NASA's budget, China's rapid advancements are fueling a new bipolar space race focused on the Moon and beyond.
On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, beginning the Space Age. Other key events include the start of work on Mount Rushmore in 1927.
