It is because the Moon is the only satellite of the Earth that it is the “new frontier” to be crossed for all countries that want to show others what they are technologically, financially and politically capable of. India, Japan, the United Arab Emirates all plan to send scientific machines there. Sending men there is another story. It is a superpower ambition. The United States has no intention of allowing itself to be overtaken by China in this field. La mission Artemis, launched by Donald Trump, aims to maintain Washington’s strategic superiority. Because to date, only twelve men have walked on the Moon and they are all Americans.
