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ARTEMIS II LAUNCHES TO THE MOON: THE SPACE RACE IN TIMES OF WAR
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European access to the Moon as a strategic negotiation issue
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Paris frames the launch with the sobriety of a country that knows the Moon is also negotiated in Brussels. France — Europe's leading space power, home to Arianespace — views Artemis as both partner and competitor. The Artemis program includes ESA, but NASA commands. For Paris, the question is not 'will we go to the Moon?' but 'with what autonomy?'
French exceptionalism: France must be in the room where decisions are made
Institutional prism: ESA and agreements matter more than technical achievement
Discrete atlanticism — celebrate without applauding Washington too loudly
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