UNITED STATES: 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 sources.
According to the former Florida senator and astronaut, “We are engaged in a space race; it is true and it is correct that we must exercise caution to prevent them from travelling to the moon under the pretence of conducting scientific research, and it’s not impossible that they may warn you, Keep out. We’re here. This is our area.”
Nelson used China’s aggression in the South China Sea as an illustration, where the Chinese government frequently claimed sovereignty over territory that belonged to other nations. He said, “If you question it, look at what they did with the Spratly Islands.”
The recent launch of a new space station is another aspect of China’s aggressive space programme. By the end of the current decade, Beijing hopes to send astronauts to the moon.
According to the site, the formation of a space governance system and the development of space infrastructure were two of the more ambitious projects that China’s government detailed in December.
In the interim, NASA has been working on its Artemis line of lunar missions. The Artemis 1 mission came to a conclusion on December 11 when NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific.
In a few years, the expedition, which lasted more than 25 days, was intended to return people to the Moon.
According to a NASA video, the unmanned capsule sped through the atmosphere at a speed of 40,000 kilometres per hour before floating down to the sea with the help of three enormous red and white parachutes.
It should be emphasised that China is making expenditures in rocket technology and space travel at a time when the US, Russia, and China are all vying to develop hypersonic weapons.
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