Half a century after the U.S. won the race to put a man on the moon, a new space race—with some new contenders—is gathering pace. China in particular has some audacious plans: it wants to build a manned lunar base within the next decade, and start mining the moon for energy resources. That’s jolted the U.S. to respond in order to preserve its long-held leadership in space. In March, Vice President Mike Pence told the recently re-established National Space Council that the U.S. should return astronauts to the moon by 2024...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 11, 2019 15:01 UTC