Moonrise of a New Era, digital painting generated with the support of AI (ChatGPT TARS + DALL·E)
From headlines to highlands, from crashed landers and budget cuts to basecamps and bold visions: why the Moon is our next step.
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Following the headlines lately, it feels like the Moon is suddenly back in fashion, not just for poets and dreamers. Crashed landers, delayed missions, billion-dollar budgets, rising rivalries, and even questions about who has the right to dig where. It’s chaotic, it’s political, it’s technological, and above all, it’s human.
For years, Mars was the poster child of our interplanetary ambitions. But while Mars may be the summit, the Moon is the base camp. No seasoned climber would head for Everest without setting up a stable foothold. The same logic applies here. The Moon is not a detour, it’s the way forward.
The page “A Moon of Opportunities” has been restructured. It’s not a history lesson or a travel brochure. It’s a reality check and a roadmap. From Cold War flags to sample returns, from Artemis to Chang’e, from legal loopholes to mining rights, from dust storms to billion-euro projections, this is where it all converges: exploiting its potential and opportunities.
We’re not just going back to the Moon. We’re staying. And that means understanding why it matters, what we need to succeed, and who is willing to leap.
Ready for the moon landing? Explore the fully updated page: A Moon of Opportunities.
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