The New Space Race Has a Problem No One Talks About

Rockets launch weekly. NASA promises Moon bases. SpaceX talks Mars colonies. China lands on the lunar far side. The headlines scream progress. But beneath the spectacle lies a crisis no one wants to discuss: every single spacecraft, every astronaut, every piece of equipment beyond Earth depends entirely on supply chains stretching back to one planet. Cut that chain for 90 days, and everything dies.

We've spent 70 years proving we can reach space. We've spent zero years proving we can stay there.

In this calming long-form space documentary, we examine the fundamental problem hiding behind the billionaire space race, NASA's Artemis program, and China's lunar ambitions. Why does the International Space Station need 6 tons of supplies from Earth every month? Why can't we grow food in space? Why would Mars astronauts never become experienced Mars astronauts? And why has no nation—despite decades of effort—solved the one problem that actually matters?

This isn't about rockets. This isn't about flags on the Moon. This is about whether humanity can ever truly live beyond Earth—or whether we're trapped in an endless cycle of demonstrations that never become permanence.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

NASA ISS Logistics Reports
Artemis Program Documentation
Space Radiation Health Research
Biosphere 2 Research Archives
MOXIE Mars Oxygen Experiment Data

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