NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sunday that the U.S. is “very much in a space race right now” against China, as the two countries vie to land astronauts on the moon and secure a near-permanent presence on the lunar surface.
“The Chinese are moving at incredible speeds, and they are certainly capable of doing what the Soviets were not during the first space race,” Isaacman said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”
While the U.S. is aiming to get astronauts back to the moon for landing in 2028, China is looking to send its own “taikonauts” to the moon before 2030. But Isaacman stressed that the timelines are closer than they appear.
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