NASA’s new moon spacesuits may not be ready for the 2028 Artemis landing

More than a half century after it triumphed over the Soviet Union in humanity’s first space race, the United States is again vying with a communist rival to reach the moon.

But in the decades since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a stirring memorial plaque in the desert of another world — We came in peace for all mankind — much has changed. Once a symbol of superlative government competence, the nation’s weakened federal space agency has largely outsourced its extraterrestrial ambitions to the private sector.