複選題

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(AB) In practice, frequent changes in direction under successive presidential administrations have disrupted the continuity necessary for such ambitious undertakings. (AC) Commercial commitments, international commitments and now the government—all three working together is what’s really enabled humans to get to this point. (AD) The United States’ former rivalry with the Soviet Union has transitioned into a more complex competition involving a diverse array of nations with their own strategic lunar objectives. (AE) While Artemis II is a lunar flyby rather than a landing, it marks a significant milestone: the first crewed mission to the lunar vicinity since the Apollo program in 1972. (BC) Much of the industrial infrastructure and specialized expertise that supported the Apollo missions no longer exists, making a direct replication of 1960s technology impractical. (BD) The protracted interval between these landmark missions is fundamentally a byproduct of oscillating political will and shifting national priorities. (BE) This shift requires the development of durable habitats and adaptable landing systems capable of operating in the lunar environment for extended periods.