New space race should be recognised as a marathon, not a sprint
In an ideal world, China and the United States, the two pre-eminent spacefaring nations, would cooperate to explore humanity’s final frontier. In the real world, though, the two countries have started a new space race just as they compete in everything else. That’s one reason why Nasa’s latest Artemis mission to the moon has gained worldwide attention, not least from China’s space science community.
While both sides are trying to beat the other to return humans to the moon, the stakes are even...
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