NASA Director Nelson Was Correct to Criticize China

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying an orbiter, lander, and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province on July 23, 2020. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

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After days of mounting frustration with China’s refusal to account for its out-of-control 21-ton Long March-5 booster stage, newly confirmed NASA Director Bill Nelson, a former astronaut and senator, called out the Chinese regime with some needed criticism.