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Modern-Day Space Race and Interplanetary Colonization
The chapter delves into the modern-day space race between the US-led Artemis program and the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project, aiming for moon missions and potential lunar bases. It also explores the ongoing race to Mars, discussing the ambitions of Elon Musk for colonization and NASA focusing on exploration. Criticisms of interplanetary colonization are examined, questioning the prioritization of immense resources for space travel over pressing global challenges and addressing ethical implications and societal divides in potential space colonies.