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What’s shaping space race 2.0—minerals on Moon, human colonies, Helium-3

The Artemis Accords can be seen as an early American effort to shape the legal, technological, and policy frameworks governing access to, and use of, lunar resources.

Artemis II mission’s Orion crew module, named Integrity by its four astronauts, recently made a perfect splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. The successful completion of this mission marks not just a milestone for the United States but a significant new beginning for the entire world, indicating the revival of human exploration of the Moon after more than five decades.

The success of Artemis II can be assessed through multiple perspectives, and the evolving space race constitutes one of the most important among them.

There is growing discussion that the mission signals a revival of a modern-day space race. In recent times, the Moon has re-emerged as a critical arena for demonstrating a country’s technological might. It is now viewed as a focal point for tapping potential resources and establishing a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. 

Among the three major space powers, Russia’s lunar programme has faced setbacks, most notably the failure of the Luna-25 robotic probe landing attempt in 2023. More recently, the Russian Academy of Sciences announced a delay in launching its next robotic lunar probe from 2027 to 2028, the same year the US is planning human lunar missions. In contrast, China’s lunar programme has progressed steadily, with successful robotic operations on the Moon and sample-return missions.........

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