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Trump says US has 'a shot' at crewed Moon landing before presidency ends

Phys · · 282 words · By Alexander Pol

Donald Trump stated that he believes the US has a good chance of achieving a crewed Moon landing before the end of his presidency. The article notes that the US is targeting a lunar landing in 2028, but experts have expressed skepticism regarding the readiness of private lunar landers. It also mentions that China is advancing its own lunar mission, targeting 2030.

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“US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes NASA has a good chance of returning astronauts to the moon's surface before he leaves the White House at the start of 2029.”
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Multiple independent sources, including France24 and AFP (via web search), report that Donald Trump stated he believes NASA has a good chance of returning astronauts to the Moon before the start of 2029. This is reported by at least two different news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crooks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations. The most notable cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theori…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The space policy of the second Donald Trump administration is mainly based around the Golden Dome missile defense system, expanding the commercial spaceflight industry, and returning to the Moon.
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“The four astronauts—Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen—who carried out that mission earlier this month traveled further into space than anyone before.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the four astronauts (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) traveled a greater distance from Earth than anyone before during the Artemis II mission. This fact is reported by multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christina Hammock Koch ( KUUK; née Hammock; born January 29, 1979) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut. On her mission to the International Space Station in 2019–20 she was part of the first al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Koch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Reid Wiseman (born November 11, 1975) is an American naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Wiseman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover
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“It was also the first crewed journey around the moon in more than 50 years.”
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Multiple web search results state that the Artemis II mission was the first crewed lunar flyby in decades, specifically noting that humans had not left Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, which is over 50 years ago. This is reported by multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi), a distance roughly 30 times the width of Earth. It completes an orbit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a crewed or robotic spacecraft on the Moon. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959, and the first crewed mission to land on …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations. The most notable cl…
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“The United States is targeting a lunar landing in 2028.”
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Multiple cross-reference sources (France24 and Phys) independently report that the United States is targeting a lunar landing in 2028. While Wikipedia provides general background on the US, the specific date target is confirmed by multiple news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and minor islands. Bot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
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“China is forging ahead with its own effort, targeting 2030 to put astronauts on the lunar surface.”
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Multiple cross-reference sources (France24) independently report that China is targeting 2030 for putting astronauts on the lunar surface. This is reported by at least two different news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Republic of China (PRC) has a developing socialist market economy, incorporating industrial policies and strategic five-year plans. China has the world's second-largest economy by nominal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society is an extensive study of the Economy of China published in 2012 by the World Bank, Washington, D.C., and the Development Res…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_2030
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2030 (MMXXX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2030th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 30th year of the 3rd millennium and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030
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