Moon base on the horizon: Artemis pushes toward a polar outpost as China closes in
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NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish a human outpost near the Moon’s south pole within the next decade, building on Artemis I’s lunar return and Artemis II’s crewed orbit; Artemis III will test docking with lunar landers in Earth orbit, with Artemis IV possibly placing astronauts near the south pole by 2028. That timeline unfolds as China plans a 2030 moon landing and base, signaling a renewed space race that could shape humanity’s next steps toward Mars.
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