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Opinion
Why the military is integral to America’s return to the moon
A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.
By Charles Galbreath
India lands a spacecraft near moon’s south pole, joining an elite club
Country joins the U.S., the Soviet Union and China as only nations to achieve this milestone. Russia’s Luna-25 mission ended with a crash days earlier.
By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi
Scorsese, DiCaprio, De Niro unite in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has picked up the mantle of this harrowing tale and turned it into what is expected to be an Oscar contender.
By Sarah Sicard