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Artemis II heads for the Moon: the space race in wartime

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ARTEMIS II HEADS FOR THE MOON: THE SPACE RACE IN WARTIME

ARTEMIS II HEADS FOR THE MOON: THE SPACE RACE IN WARTIME

April 3, 2026·12 COUNTRIES

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Asia (4)

Europe (3)

Americas (2)

Other (1)

Oceania (1)

Africa (1)

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Four astronauts are racing toward the Moon for the first time since 1972 -- while their country bombs Iran.

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FRANCE

1 sources

European access to the Moon as a strategic negotiation

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED KINGDOM

1 sources

British methodical skepticism and the position of an informed spectator

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

GERMANY

1 sources

German technical contribution and methodical celebration without emotion

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ITALY

1 sources

Italy's discrete but critical industrial contribution to Artemis missions

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

BRAZIL

1 sources

Humanizing the space feat and the distance of a country with earthbound priorities

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CHINA

1 sources

European dependence on NASA as a strategic opportunity for China

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

INDIA

1 sources

Active benchmarking for an Indian space program in full acceleration

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

PAKISTAN

1 sources

Admiration for the feat and contrast with US institutional chaos

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

SINGAPORE

1 sources

Tech hub watches the mission as a positioning opportunity

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

AUSTRALIA

1 sources

Invisible but critical technical contribution via the Deep Space Network

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

NIGERIA

1 sources

Factual coverage from an emerging Artemis Accords member

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CANADA

2 sources

National pride for Hansen and critique of American Artemis-Iran schizophrenia

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

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