Since the first successful moon landing in the 60s of the 20th century, human exploration of the moon has not stopped. Nowadays, it seems that human landings on the moon have gradually become commonplace, but the purpose of exploring the moon is no longer pure scientific research, but to compete for colonial interests. In particular, the competition between countries and regions has made the return of humans to the moon an event that has attracted much attention.
Everyone is deeply interested in this, and under the guidance of China's Chang'e series of lunar exploration missions, mankind's exploration of the moon has become more steady. However, at the same time, the United States and other countries are planning to divide the moon, making the whole thing even more confusing. Let's take a look at why the United States was able to divide the moon so arrogantly, and China and Russia had nothing to say.
1. The story behind the moon landing.
The moon is the first step of mankind in outer space, and since the 60s of the 20th century, it has been an important target of space experiments of various countries. The United States was the first to successfully land on the moon, and then Russia, China and other countries successfully completed lunar exploration missions. Although China, the United States and Russia have all successfully landed on the moon, the space race between them has not stopped.
This is not only a matter of national honor, but also a necessary preparation for the future colonization of lunar resources. Today, the exploitation of the moon's resources is no longer a distant dream, and in 2019, the United States announced that it would return to the moon in 2024. At the same time, it has developed a plan called the Artemis Accords, which aims to unite many countries to explore and divide the moon's resources.
The Artemis Accords also had a big impact on China and Russia, which were excluded from the plan. Although China and Russia have not directly expressed their stance on this, they are also secretly worried about it. Why is this plan so arrogant, while China and Russia secretly harbor resentments? The following will explain it in detail for you.
2. Why can the United States so arrogantly divide the natural resources of the moon?
The Moon is the closest celestial body to mankind after the Earth, and it contains extremely huge mineral resources and scientific value. In particular, resources such as metal elements and rare metals are very limited on the earth, but on the moon they are full of gold and silver.
But all this still needs time to verify, to know how much the moon has resources, you must first explore this mysterious land, and this undoubtedly requires cheap labor and efficient technology, so the United States will invite other countries to cooperate with them to jointly develop the moon.
The United States, which had previously led the world for a time, was a role to be reckoned with when mankind successfully landed on the moon for the first time. But as time went by, the United States gradually began to lag behind, especially in the space industry, and problems began to arise in American technology and equipment.
The continued success of China's Chang'e series of missions has made China a formidable rival in the space race, and the US International Space Station is in trouble for various reasons. Therefore, in order to reverse this defeat in the field of space, the United States has to exert great efforts to return to the top in the lunar exploration mission.
In order to divide the resources of the moon, the United States has specially formulated a series of agreements, the most notable of which is the Artemis Accord, which can unite many countries and invest in development missions together, which is undoubtedly the fastest way to plunder. The necessary condition for applying to join this project is to have advanced space technology.
As long as China and Russia are invited to join, this task will become more difficult and complicated, and both China and Russia cannot be ignored, both politically and technically. At the same time, the United States is a man of many faces, and in order to avoid being thrown away by China and Russia, the United States has adopted the most convenient method, which is to directly exclude China and Russia.
Just like FIFA and UEFA, although we are all football associations, there is still an insurmountable gap between the two. But after all, there are still some differences between the aerospace industry and the football association, and there is no rule in the international space business that prohibits joining and leaving the union without permission like in football games.
Therefore, the United States does not intend to squeeze China and Russia out of the space race through this mission, but wants to contain China and Russia through other means. Some people say that the United States only wants to balance China and Russia through this act, but this act does not seem to be for the sake of the space race.
While the United States is now relying on the space technology and resources of other countries to achieve its goals, the agreement is not evidence that the United States is uncompetitive. From a purely economic point of view, the United States is fully capable of carrying out this task independently, and from a technical point of view, the United States also has sufficient space technology and resources.
But even so, the United States still chooses to rely on multinational cooperation to achieve its goals, which makes people wonder what they are still trying to do.
3. Why China and Russia are being shut out.
The United States regards the Artemis Accords as plundering and eloquent, while China and Russia are overstretched on them, and this agreement is inseparable from space technology, but undoubtedly weakens the power of China and Russia, and in this field, the United States and China and Russia are also very close to each other, and the United States excludes China and Russia as a targeted approach.
When the United States formulated the Artemis Accords, China and Russia were not invited to participate, which undoubtedly greatly limited the space technology of China and Russia, because the conditions required for this mission must be cooperated between the two countries, not carried out alone.
However, without waiting for the statements of China and Russia, the United States already intends to use the space technology of other countries, and undoubtedly wants to turn the situation back in the space race, but it does not want to confront China and Russia head-on, which is undoubtedly an aggressive approach. The United States does not want to provoke confrontation between China and Russia in the space race, but it does not want to cooperate with these two countries, so it will formulate this task at all costs.
And now it seems that this act is undoubtedly a gamble, as long as China and Russia are involved, then this task will undoubtedly be more difficult and complicated, but the United States does not have the slightest concern about this. Today, although the U.S. space industry is constantly developing, it is also struggling, and when the Artemis mission began, American technology and equipment began to have problems.
It's just that in the past year or so, the United States has invested huge resources and time in this task, and it is undoubtedly incomprehensible that the United States has pushed itself to a point of no return even after any results. Today, the U.S. space industry is in dire straits, and although they have developed a program called Artemis, it still can't change America's backwardness.
At the beginning, the United States formulated this task and excluded China and Russia, undoubtedly to monopolize the lunar resources and share the benefits, but in the end, it was an empty joy, which made people dare not sigh. Although the United States has divided a lot of resources with this task, it is also a flood discharge, which invisibly pushes China and Russia to China.
Although the United States has advanced technology and equipment in the field of aerospace, this does not mean that they can accomplish this task on their own, and the aerospace industry cannot be accomplished overnight, and what they need is not only funds and resources, but also time and patience.
At present, the United States has lagged behind China and Russia in the field of aerospace, which has undoubtedly made the United States pay a great price.
Fourth, the fate of "pig and dog food" in the United States.
The difficulties the United States will face in this project are not only technology and resources, but also China and Russia. Although these two countries are leading in the field of space, if the United States can use the space technology of other countries, then they can catch up with China and Russia.
But instead of inviting China and Russia to join their team, the United States used diplomatic means to exclude China and Russia from them. This behavior of the United States is undoubtedly playing with fire, and they are trying to exclude China and Russia from the space industry through this agreement, but they are also forcing China and Russia to make corresponding counterattacks.
China and Russia also have advantages and shortcomings in the field of aerospace, and in this project, if the United States fights alone, it will undoubtedly be very difficult and arduous, but they refuse to cooperate with China and Russia.
China and Russia cooperate in the field of space not only to pursue technological progress, but also to safeguard their own national interests. Now, although they have been excluded from this plan by the United States, they have not given up, but have started their own space careers one after another, which can be described as overwhelming and helpless.
This move has not only shaken the US space industry, but also affected the development of the international space industry. Especially at a time when relations between the United States and other countries are becoming more and more tense, this move has also put the United States in a very embarrassing position in international affairs.
Now that the United States is eating pigs and dogs in the Artemis Accords, it has a supreme opportunity to realize the space industry. However, because they have lost the support of China and Russia, they have lost the future of the aerospace industry.
Some people say that such a move by the United States is like colonialism in the past, and there is no doubt that this task has made the United States a huge profit, but it is also due to their fearlessness and their greed.
The author thinks. The Artemis Accord of the United States is undoubtedly a "mirror in the mirror", although they have gained a lot of resources and profits through this agreement, but they have also invisibly lost the space race, it is worth mentioning that this move is not only destroying the international space industry, but also the international human beings can benefit from it.
After all, the exploitation and exploration of lunar resources is not a one-day thing, and it undoubtedly requires the joint efforts of everyone. However, the United States has undoubtedly made this task more difficult and complicated, which is undoubtedly a big surprise and a doomed failure.