NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China's aims in space. In particular, that China would, in some way, claim ownership over the moon and stop other countries from exploring it.
With a surface area of nearly 14.6 million square miles — or More plausibly, China could attempt to secure control of specific lunar areas that are strategically valuable, such as lunar craters with higher concentrations of water ice. is important because it will provide water to humans that wouldn't need to be shipped from Earth. Ice can also serve as a vital source of oxygen and hydrogen, which could be used as rocket fuel.
Securing and enforcing control of strategic lunar areas would require substantial financial investments and long-term efforts. And no country could do this without everyone noticing.
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