the US Risks Losing to China in the Race to Send People Back to Moon Surface

Good on 'em. I hope they learn some good stuff, and develop some cool technology spinoffs.

The moon's a big place. There's plenty of room for multiple countries to explore.

I'm fine with being second. If being first is the only reason we're going, is it worth going at all? This doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.

You can safely omit word 'back' from the article title