Lunar Citizen(@LunarCitizens):Breaking: the US-China race just moved from Earth orbit to the Moon. Starship HLS and Blue Moon better speed the hell up.NASA’s counting on them for a 2028 landing, and China just dropped a real plan. China says they’ll land crew before 2030. Two Long March 10s, Lanyue lander + Mengzhou, rendezvous in lunar orbit, three crew, two walk on the surface. Artemis IV is still aimed at 2028 for the first American landing since Apollo, but it’s riding on SLS + Orion + whichever lander is actually ready. If China sticks to the schedule and the US slips even a little, who gets there first is suddenly an open question. The new Moon race is on.

2026.10.31 11:38

Breaking: the US-China race just moved from Earth orbit to the Moon. Starship HLS and Blue Moon better speed the hell up.NASA’s counting on them for a 2028 landing, and China just dropped a real plan. China says they’ll land crew before 2030. Two Long March 10s, Lanyue lander + Mengzhou, rendezvous in lunar orbit, three crew, two walk on the surface. Artemis IV is still aimed at 2028 for the first American landing since Apollo, but it’s riding on SLS + Orion + whichever lander is actually ready. If China sticks to the schedule and the US slips even a little, who gets there first is suddenly an open question. The new Moon race is on.