China Could Claim Parts of Moon as Own Territory, Force Out US Astronauts, NASA Boss Warns

China Could Claim Parts of Moon as Own Territory, Force Out US Astronauts, NASA Boss Warns
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 5, 2022. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images
Hannah Ng
Reporter
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As the United States and China are racing to resume sending astronauts to the moon, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is warning about the regime’s ambitions as Beijing sets to establish a permanent presence on the lunar surface.

“It is true that we better watch out that they don’t get to a place on the moon under the guise of scientific research. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they say, ‘Keep out, we’re here, this is our territory,” Nelson said in an interview with Politico published on Jan. 1.
Hannah Ng
Hannah Ng
Reporter
Hannah Ng is a reporter covering U.S. and China news. She holds a master's degree in international and development economics from the University of Applied Science Berlin.
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