“[F]uture American space security is at risk. China’s military-led human space flight progression is positioning the People’s Liberation Army to achieve strategic advantage in lunar access, infrastructure, and resources,” Kyle Puma, Mitchell Institute senior resident fellow for space studies, said today.
The statement comes as nation-states intensify their focus on cislunar space as a critical domain for strategic advantage, amidst ongoing geopolitical competition.
Securing lunar access and resources is increasingly seen as vital for future national security and economic prosperity, prompting calls for assertive policies.
This perspective advocates for a more aggressive stance in human space flight to the Moon, directly linking it to military competition with China rather than just scientific exploration.
- · US space industry
- · Military space programs
- · Lunar resource companies
- · International space cooperation (potentially)
- · Purely scientific lunar missions
Increased funding and strategic emphasis on US human lunar missions and cislunar infrastructure development.
An accelerated space race to the Moon, potentially militarizing cislunar space and leading to new international agreements or conflicts over lunar resources.
The development of permanent lunar bases or economic zones, challenging existing outer space treaties and establishing new norms for celestial body governance.
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