added: "We are in a space race. It is true that we do better than them in the field of scientific research, but it is possible that they precede the United States on the moon and tell us that this is our earth".
He continued: "China has caught up Space Great successes have been achieved in the last decade and the date of their moon landing is getting closer and closer".
Nelson stressed the need to "NASA" On enough funding to carry out all the projects that make it avant-garde when it comes to it"space race".
The former astronaut expressed his confidence that US efforts to return to the moon are proceeding according to plan, referring to Congressional funding for the program. "Artemis".
This week, Congress approved $24.5 billion in funding for the agency "NASA" In fiscal 2023, about half a billion dollars less than requested by the president Joe Biden.
Nelson expressed optimism about achieving a mission "Artemis 2" Its goal is to send a crew into lunar orbit by 2024.
Is it possible to own the moon?
- Many wonder about the property planets And celestial bodies, as well as resources that can be mined from the moon, for example.
- site transfer "Politic" About the director of the institute "safe world" In Washington, Victoria Samson, so to speak "China, like the United States, is a party to the Outer Space Treaty, which prevents countries from claiming ownership of any celestial body, including the moon.".
- Samson made that clear "It would be difficult for any country to maintain a long-term human presence in deep space. This seems unreal".
- Samson agreed that there may be competition between them Washington and Beijing on me "Limited websites and resources" on the surface of the moon.
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Nelson said in an interview with the American site “Politico” that there are fears of control China On the most resourceful site on the surface moon.
He added, “We’re in a space race. It’s true that we’re doing better than them in scientific research, but it’s possible they’ll precede the United States to the moon and tell us this is our earth.”
He continued, “China has caught up in the field of Space Great successes have been achieved in the last decade, and the date of their moon landing is getting closer and closer.
Nelson stressed the need toNASAIt has sufficient funding to carry out all the projects that place it at the forefront of the “space race”.
The former astronaut expressed his confidence that US efforts to return to the moon are proceeding according to plan, referring to Congressional funding for the “Artemis” program.
Congress this week approved $24.5 billion in funding for NASA in fiscal 2023, about half a billion dollars less than the president had requested. Joe Biden.
Nelson expressed optimism that the ‘Artemis 2’ mission will achieve its goal of sending a crew into orbit around the moon by 2024.
Is it possible to own the moon?
- Many wonder about the property planets And celestial bodies, as well as resources that can be mined from the moon, for example.
- “China, like the United States, is a party to the Outer Space Treaty, which prevents countries from making ownership claims to any celestial body, including the moon,” Politico said, quoting Victoria Samson, director of the Safe World Foundation in Washington. . .
- Samson explained that “it would be difficult for any country to maintain a long-term human presence in deep space. It seems unrealistic.”
- Samson agreed that there may be competition between them Washington and Beijing on “limited sites and resources” on the lunar surface.
