NASA's chief warns US is losing 'space race' with China
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson believes China could control territory and resources on the Moon if it lands astronauts and builds critical infrastructure before the US.
Founded just under 30 years ago, the China National Space Administration has made incredible progress in space exploration. It sent the first-ever lander to the far side of the Moon, became the second space agency to successfully land a rover on Mars, and just finished building the Tiangong space station.
Like NASA, the CNSA also has ambitions to send astronauts and build a research facility on the Moon with the goal of venturing deeper in the Solar System, visiting Mars and maybe beyond. But it's not clear whether China will be cooperative with the US in sharing space and resources as both countries try to search for water ice and valuable minerals on the Moon, according to NASA's boss.
Under the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send the first woman and next man to the Moon after more than half a century by 2024. The first crewless mission launched on 15 November to test the heavy-vehicle Space Launch System and the Orion lunar capsule. All systems were successful in placing Orion in a lunar orbit for nearly a month, and returning the spacecraft to Earth.
But NASA's achievements in the program so far are plagued with multiple delays. The US Government Accountability Office has repeatedly
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