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New NASA lunar contest could pit Elon Musk against Jeff Bezos, as US fears China will win race to moon

NASA reopened its $4.4 billion lunar lander contract due to SpaceX Starship delays amid US-China moon race and competition between Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin.

Summary by Phys.org
The United States and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there's a developing twist: an emerging competition between American companies to build the landing vehicle that could win this new moon race for the US.

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The United States and China are engaged in a competition to become the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there is a turn that is emerging: an emerging competition between American companies to build the landing vehicle that could win this race to [...]

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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