What Eric Berger thinks about America
Senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering NASA policy and the commercial launch industry, and author of Liftoff and Reentry, two books on the rise of SpaceX.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Eric Berger has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingA Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Their wordsIf China can land humans on the Moon before the United States returns, it will represent a huge geopolitical win.
↗The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China’s space programarstechnica.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThis will likely serve as a wake-up call to those not paying attention to the US-China space race—which, to be clear, is the vast majority of Americans.
↗The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China’s space programarstechnica.com 3rd of 3 in this piece