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NASA Administrator Says US in ‘Space Race’ With China

One of the primary goals of NASA’s Artemis program is to establish a permanent presence on the Moon’s south pole, where, the Administrator Bill Nelson said, frozen water is likely to exist.
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NASA Administrator Says US in ‘Space Race’ With China
The crew of Artemis II: NASA astronauts Christina Koch (L), Reid Wiseman (2nd L), Victor Glover (2nd R), and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen (R) at Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 29, 2023. Josh Valcarcel/Courtesy of NASA
T.J. Muscaro
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NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) appeared with the crew of the Artemis II mission to the moon at Kennedy Space Center and gave insights into America’s space administration’s sentiments towards its latest rival in space exploration, communist China.

“We are in a space race with China,” the former astronaut confirmed at the Aug. 8 press conference. “I think the space race is really between the United States and China, and we need to protect the interest of the international community.”

T.J. Muscaro
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