Russia shoots for the moon as space race against US heats up

Washington and Moscow are scrambling to win the lunar south pole and its natural resources.

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Access to Space, Access to the Moon – Two Sides of the Same Coin?

The dynamics of human expansion towards space are going through Earth external layers, orbital space and the Moon. With its low gravity, slingshot effect relative to Earth, on-site resources and relative proximity to Earth in the solar system, the renewed space race is effectively returning first to the Moon. A psychological bridge to enlarge our civilization with a permanent bridge to our natural satellite. The development of this Earth-Moon system, requires enormous amount of finances, energy, science, technology, but over all, opportunities. This chapter deals with the efforts and the mental changes that may eventually result from all of these changes.

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and its democratic allies.

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#Branson #Bezos #Musk #NewSpaceRace

So I presume our goal is to end up with a #DesolateEarthForThePoor and #OrbitalStationForTheRich, something like in the #movie #Elysium.
People on this Earth are starving and these men above are fighting to show who is better and to privatize space travel. In my humble opinion #SomethingIsGoingWrongHere.

Richard Branson aims to beat Jeff Bezos into space by nine days | Virgin Galactic | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/02/richard-branson-aims-to-beat-jeff-bezos-into-space-by-nine-days

Richard Branson aims to beat Jeff Bezos into space by nine days

Virgin Galactic founder has announced he will take off on board the next test flight on 11 July