There is growing concern over China's Moon ambitions.
The race to the Moon between the United States and China is becoming increasingly fierce, and the next two years could determine who wins., NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned that if China were to win the space race, it may establish territory on the Moon and dominate the areas rich in minerals and other resources or even block other countries from making a lunar journey."It is a fact: we're in a space race.
To explain their concerns, NASA officials pointed to the islands in the South China Sea, where the Chinese military has established bases. "If you doubt that, look at what they did to the Spratly Islands," the NASA chief added.are working hard to reach the Moon in the next few years and have spent recent months doing just that.
In the last few years alone, China has launched orbiters, landers, and rovers that have reached the Moon and Mars. To further the concerns, officials believe that the China National Space Administration is making progress too quickly. There is a real chance that it could beat NASA's optimistic goals set in the current Artemis project.
"China, within the last decade, has had enormous success and advances," said Nelson. "It is also true that their date for landing on the Moon keeps getting closer and closer.". Beijing has stated that it hopes to land its astronauts on the Moon by the end of this decade.The mission was successful after an Orion capsule orbited the Moon, bringing the space agency one step closer to its objective of establishing a human presence on the Moon.
Chinese investment in spaceflight and other rocket technology comes amid an ongoing arms race with the U.S. and Russia, as all three countries are currently developing hypersonic weapons.
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