A permanently crewed lunar science base would be far more impressive than a repeat of what was already done incredibly well by Apollo in 1969Truthful🛰️ (@Truthful_ast):Blue Origin could likely land on the Moon before SpaceX but this is Blue Moon Mk1, a small lander testbed for Blue Moon Mk2 that would provide no value if man rated.So why bother man rating it to beat China? China doesn’t plan on flags and footprints, they plan on permanent https://t.co/gKXpu2R6FL ...

RT NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy (@SecDuffyNASA)Another major step toward landing Americans on the Moon’s south pole.The progress @SpaceX demonstrated with today's Starship test is critical for our Artemis missions.While we prepare for Artemis II, every flight strengthens our progress on Artemis III, and beating China back to the Moon! 🚀 🇺🇸 ...