As NASA counts down to sending astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis programme, countries are racing to secure their place in the lunar future – laying plans to build infrastructure on the surface and exploit its resources. More than 60 years after John F Kennedy called for cooperation in space, competition is once again driving the race to the Moon.
Artemis II will carry four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – around the Moon, in what will be the first crewed mission of the programme.
