Should be shot down as it reaches Earth orbit. US needs to make clear claim to Moon. Sounds crazy maybe but you can bet that if China, India, or Russia go there, they lay claim.
The US will not lay claim to the Moon or any part of it as the US honors treaties which the other parties will not. See? But that’s beside the point - the US will not soon return a manned mission to the Moon or anywhere else.
The US began manned exploration, then had a second monumental failure of political will and again abandoned real space exploration - ceding that area to other nations. Get used to it.
Other than the outlier Trump administration, the US is firmly on the part to Third World status - especially in basic education and the sciences - areas where countries like India, China and Russia take seriously.