Recently, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned that the United States and its allies are engaged in a space race with China. The prize is the mineral and energy riches of the moon. Nelson even suggested that the Chinese Communist Party will violate the Outer Space Treaty and claim the moon as its…
Recently, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned that the United States and its allies are engaged in a space race with China. The prize is the mineral and energy riches of the moon. Nelson even suggested that the Chinese Communist Party will violate the Outer Space Treaty and claim the moon as its sovereign territory. He noted China’s behavior on Earth, particularly regarding the South China Sea.
“Since taking office as head of NASA, Bill Nelson has repeatedly accused China of peaceful space exploration activities, falsely claiming that China's space program is a military program and groundlessly accusing China's aerospace industry of stealing technology and ideas from other countries. Arguments like this are not uncommon in American political and military sectors. The U.S.
One piece of proof that the U.S. is not attempting to create an empire beyond the Earth is the Artemis Accords. The accords spell out the rules for cooperation among the signatories to avoid conflict. The agreement covers access to space resources, the protection of heritage sites, and the release of scientific data, among other matters. The Artemis Accords are being advanced through appeals to self-interest and not coercion.
In the meantime, the Chinese are having a hard time getting willing partners for their space projects. The European Space Agency has forgone sending its astronauts to the Tiangong space station. China is reaching out to a number of Middle Eastern countries so far without success. Russia, which would seem a natural space partner for China, has degraded its usefulness because of the cost of its invasion of Ukraine.
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