The Moon is once again in the spotlight. But this isn't a repeat of the 1960s space race. Today, private companies, national agencies, and new technologies are entering orbit. Through rocket launch failures, radiation, and the eternal shadows of craters, they're reaching scientific bases and self-developing cities. What will it really take to land a man on the Moon and return him safely? Who are the main participants in the new race to Earth's satellite, and how close are they to success? But the main question isn't "who's first," but "why?" In this issue of "Question of Science," we discuss the intriguing details of the new lunar race with Alexander Khokhlov, a space engineer, member of the St. Petersburg regional organization of the All-Russian public organization "Russian Cosmonautics Federation," and member of the interregional public organization "Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky."

00:00 Topic and Guest
00:59 What is a Space Engineer?
01:30 Is There a Race?
03:58 What Does It Take to Fly to the Moon?
07:31 Why Does It Look More Difficult Now Than the First Time?
12:01 Why Are the Lunar Module and the Orion Spacecraft Flying Separately?
12:42 American and Chinese lunar programs
15:39 Attract an asteroid
16:33 SLS
20:05 American moon landing in 2028
21:27 Chinese program
26:48 Spacesuits
27:35 Apollo program
28:15 Artemis 2 mission
31:53 Problems
36:48 Other countries' programs
40:28 Why is there so much interest in the Moon?
44:20 When will there be bases and settlements on the Moon?

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