Artemis II reboots lunar plans, prompting a rethink of why we return
TL;DR
NASA's Artemis II mission launches as the opening act in a broader push to build a permanent lunar base near the south pole and return humans to the Moon by 2028; the article argues that fixing on beating China risks compromising the program's goals and that the Moon base should be justified by science and long‑term exploration rather than geopolitics.
- America is returning to the Moon for the wrong reasons The Economist
- NASA says Artemis II launch is still on target; explains moon base Spectrum News 13
- NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy NASA (.gov)
- NASA’s Jared Isaacman: ‘The United States will never again give up the moon’ Fast Company
- NASA announces new Mars mission, reshapes goals on the moon CNN
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