The launch may seem premature given that NASA’s Artemis programme will not even execute a lunar flypast until late 2024, with a landing scheduled for the end of 2025. But, there is already a definite race to the Moon, with state initiatives from the United States and China, as well as commercial enterprises like SpaceX’s lunar tourism. Crescent might assist Lockheed Martin in profiting from the influx without disturbing its regular operations.
