NASA chief says U.S. is in a space race with China to reach the moon
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Kaia Hubbard
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated that the U.S. is "very much in a space race right now" against China, as both nations compete to land astronauts on the moon and establish a sustained lunar presence. Isaacman highlighted the rapid pace of China's space program and its capability to match what the Soviet Union and U.S. achieved during the Cold War-era space race.
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· 1 pulledThe Chinese are moving at incredible speeds, and they are certainly capable of doing what the Soviets
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