The next two years may decide who prevails in the US-China race to the moon, which is getting more and more fierce. According to Bill Nelson, the head of NASA, a Chinese victory may result in the nation claiming control of significant portions of the moon, according to Politico
We are in a space race, the former Florida senator and astronaut told the publication. And it is correct that we must exercise caution to prevent them from traveling to the moon under the pretence of conducting scientific research. And it’s not impossible that they may warn you. “keep out, we are here, this is our area”
Mr. Nelson used China’s aggression in the South China Sea as an illustration, where the Chinese government frequently claims sovereignty over territory that belonged to other nations. He told Politico, ‘if you question it, look at what they did with the Spratly Islands
A new space station was just launched as part of China’s aggressive space programme. According to Beijing, it plans to send astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade. According to the site, the Chinese government revealed its ambitions for more ambitious projects in December, including the creation of a space governance system and the development of space infrastructure.
In November, NASA finished its Artemis 1 mission, which involved an unmanned Orion spacecraft flyby of the moon. The mission came before Artemis 3, whose objective is send men to the moon by 2025.
In November, a crew of taikonauts was dispatched to China’s newly completed Tiangong space station. Beijing announced it has identified a new Lunar mineral that may be utilised as an energy source and wants to send three expeditions to the moon over the next ten years aspart of its new lunar programme.
Recent developments in China’s space programme were also recognised in the pentagon assessment. It praised China for its inventiveness in landing on the moon’s far side and setting up a satellite communication relay between the Earth and the moon
According to the research, China is enhancing the manufacturing of space launch systems to facilitate more extensive human space exploration. But the Chinese Communist Party maintains that these worries about their motivations are unfounded.
