Posted: September 3, 2025 8:40 pm ET | Last Updated: September 4, 2025 2:15 pm ET | A Senate Commerce Committee hearing on September 3, 2025 championed getting American astronauts back on the Moon before China puts taikonauts there, and also to begin sustained human presence on the Moon. The Trump Administration agrees on getting astronauts back to the Moon before China, but has not shared its long term plans for lunar exploration as it focuses on Mars.| SpacePolicyOnline.com