I'm all for the US space program returning to the Moon and the NASA public-private approach seems fairly reasonable.
It is very odd however to see no mention of the fact that China is about a decade ahead, having completed the Chang'e 3, 4 and 5 missions. which included a successful return of Moon rocks to the Earth. Two more missions are in the works.
The article mentions a Japanese effort, but the omission of China's successes seems fairly deliberate. I wonder what the motivation was?