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https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

I believe this endeavor is being initiated because NASA knows China
will beat it to the Moon as far as a manned landing is concerned. The development of SpaceX's Starship is lagging so far behind that a
manned landing before 2030 is probably unrealistic and inconceivable.

So as a backup plan it tries to squat as much territory as possible by
landing robotic landers everywhere on the Lunar South Pole. On a
monthly basis even. This would result in dozens of landers littering
the Lunar South Pole before the Chinese arrive.

This goal obviously isn't communicated anywhere, but you need to read
between the lines to know its true intent.

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From Newsgroup: sci.space.policy

O 19/03/26 |is 19:27, Dyneema escribiu:

https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

I believe this endeavor is being initiated because NASA knows China
will beat it to the Moon as far as a manned landing is concerned. The development of SpaceX's Starship is lagging so far behind that a
manned landing before 2030 is probably unrealistic and inconceivable.

So as a backup plan it tries to squat as much territory as possible by landing robotic landers everywhere on the Lunar South Pole. On a
monthly basis even. This would result in dozens of landers littering
the Lunar South Pole before the Chinese arrive.

This goal obviously isn't communicated anywhere, but you need to read
between the lines to know its true intent.

It's not like they can enforce it, or have anything of value, anyway.
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