The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walkThe world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China. And China may well win.Both countries plan to build inhabited lunar bases – the first settlement on
The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon?
Oliver Holmes, and Alastair McCready in Taipei. Graphics by Paul Scruton·The Guardian··1 min read
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