US, China race to Shackleton Crater

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and China's Chang'e 7 mission are set to launch landers to the Moon's Shackleton Crater later this year. Both missions aim to explore water ice deposits near the lunar south pole, a critical resource for future space exploration and potential lunar bases. The Endurance lander from Blue Origin will be the largest lunar lander ever built, while China's Chang'e 7 includes a smaller lander, orbiter, rover, and hopper. This competition highlights the growing space race between the US and China, with both nations planning human lunar landings and bases by the end of the decade.