Moon Fever 2.0

... here.” The U.S. presidential executive order of April 6, 2020, states explicitly that Washington does not view outer space as a “global commons” and intends to encourage the extraction and use of resources with international support. China and Russia, by contrast, rely on the United Nations framework and the primacy of the Outer Space Treaty rather than on U.S. “club” rules. Their own lunar project, the International Lunar Research Station, is presented as an open, partner-accessible initiative and as part of the peaceful exploration of outer space in the interests ...