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China and US Race to Moon's South Pole | Eau Claire News
China’s moon ambitions are heating up fast, with plans to build a permanent lunar base by 2040—sparking a new space race as NASA ramps up its own lunar outpost. Both superpowers are racing to the moon’s south pole, where hidden water ice could be the key to fueling long-term human settlements and deep-space missions. China’s Chang’e-7 mission launches soon with four robotic probes to drill for ice, while the U.S. relies on private partners like SpaceX with Griffin lander set for 2026. With no clear international rules governing lunar resources, this rivalry mirrors Cold War tensions but with…
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