A crack in the window of a Chinese space capsule is the latest incident involving debris.
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The space agency faces major competition from rising space powers such as China and India.
The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.
Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
Lunar volcanism was thought to have stopped two billion years ago.
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Space missions are still difficult, dangerous and risky – but it’s still early days in the human journey beyond our planet.
A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due to legal and practical reasons, no country could take over the Moon anytime soon.
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Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London
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