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How Artemis advances America's space colonization race with China - DW News
America’s Artemis program isn’t just a return to the moon — it’s the front line of a new global power struggle. Journalist and space industry analyst David Ariosto explains how the US and China are locked in a 21st‑century race over resources, influence, and the future of lunar colonization.
Chapters:
0:49 A New Space Race: United States vs China
1:35 America’s Second Sputnik Moment Explained
3:07 Space Colonialism: Public Power Meets Private Capital
5:16 Who Will Control the Moon’s South Pole Resources?
6:41 Space Wars Have Already Begun on Earth