NASA Bets on Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Third Partner to Beat China Back to the Moon
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Danielle Liverance
Summary
NASA has awarded contracts to three companies — Blue Origin, SpaceX, and a third lunar lander developer — as part of a renewed push to return American astronauts to the Moon before China's space program can land its taikonauts. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman frames this as a new space race driven by national security concerns and American exceptionalism, warning that falling behind China could have devastating consequences. The article discusses how this competitive framing is shaping the distribution of billions in federal funding for lunar exploration.
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Twitter / XNASA Bets on Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Third Partner to Beat China Back to the Moon247wallst.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe are in a new space race to the lunar surface, and if we fall behind, we may never catch up.
If we wake up and see our rival's taikonauts on the moon before we're able to return, the blow to American exceptionalism will be so damaging, the shock wave will be felt around the world.
That framing, national security and resources rather than exploration, is now shaping how billions in federal money get distributed.
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