Russia’s running the ‘moon race’ again

There is no long-term advantage for the Russians in beating the Indians to a lunar south pole landing (which is why the Indians are being very grown-up about the Russian gambit).

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty established that no nation can own the moon. The subsequent 1979 Moon Agreement states more specifically that no nation, organization, or private individual can own resources on the moon—but only four countries have signed it, not including the U.S., China, or Russia.Photograph courtesy of JB on Pixabay

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 14, 2023

LONDON, U.K.—Don’t say ‘Moon Race’. Perish the thought! But there is a race to land on the Moon, and the Russians are cheating. Well, sort of cheating.

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