On November 22, the European Space Agency officially announced that the Selene manned Moon exploration program had been officially launched.
"The Selene program will creatively use the European space shuttle for Moon landing operations, which will help save costs and the environmental cause. At the same time, the reusable rockets will also significantly reduce pollution to the environment.
The ultimate goal of Selene is to send astronauts from all 22 member countries to the surface of the Moon, with France, Italy, and Germany undertaking the main research work for the Selene program..."
In Texas, the beacon of rednecks, America's future boss, amateur movie actor, and fried chicken endorser—John George turned down the volume of his phone and looked quizzically at his top aide Mike Pio:
"Pio, isn't Europe participating in our Artemis program? Why do they still want to carry out their own Moon landing program?"
