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Space isn’t all about the 'race' – rival superpowers must work together for a better future

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US and China are leading separate missions which aim to return humans to the Moon.

Lunar missions have become synonymous with a "space race" During the Cold War , the US and Soviet Union’s competition to achieve that first " one small step" on the moon was a strategic quest for political, technological, military and ideological dominance on Earth .

Art Cotterell argues our future depends on it.

The US will need to revisit the 2011 Wolf Amendment , a law that restricts NASA from using its funding to cooperate with China , without congressional approval.

China has no equivalent and recently expressed its willingness to cooperate, including sharing its rock and soil samples.

This could even move towards agreeing on landing sites or a lunar time zone.

If a rescue mission is ever necessary on the Moon , having some compatible technology through interoperability would make it much easier.

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