Artemis launch could help NASA secure early lead in moon race with China


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By Kristin Fisher, CNN For the first time in 50 years, NASA is on the precipice of launching a rocket that is designed to fly astronauts all the way to the moon. But instead of leaving just flags and footprints in a mad dash to beat the Soviet Union, NASA has a new rival and new goals as it races to establish a permanent human presence on the moon. “There is a new space race – this time with China,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told German newspaper Bild in July. “We must be very concerned that China is landing on...