{"id":190804,"date":"2026-07-06T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190804"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:00:23","slug":"nasa-chief-says-china-may-overtake-u-s-in-space-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190804","title":{"rendered":"NASA chief says China may overtake U.S. in space race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>            <strong>by Alimat Aliyeva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China is rapidly advancing its lunar exploration program and is<br \/>\nexpected to eventually send taikonauts to the Moon,<br \/>\n<strong>AzerNEWS<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was made by Jared Isaacman, head of the U.S.<br \/>\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), during an<br \/>\nappearance on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the United States and China are now in a new<br \/>\nphase of space competition, particularly in preparations for future<br \/>\ncrewed lunar missions. The central question, he said, is which<br \/>\ncountry will successfully return humans to the Moon first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we are in a space race right now, and China is<br \/>\nmoving at an incredible speed. There is no doubt that Chinese<br \/>\ntaikonauts will land on the Moon. The real question is whether the<br \/>\nU.S. will get back there before they do,\u201d Isaacman said.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that this competition is not just symbolic,<br \/>\nbut could shape the future of space exploration, resource<br \/>\nutilization on the Moon, and even long-term human presence beyond<br \/>\nEarth.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Carlos Garcia-Galan, head of NASA\u2019s lunar base<br \/>\nprogram, recently expressed concerns about the United States\u2019<br \/>\nreadiness for upcoming crewed lunar missions. The schedule for<br \/>\nNASA\u2019s Artemis program has already shifted several times: the<br \/>\nplanned 2027 landing under Artemis III has been delayed to 2028,<br \/>\nwhich is now expected to occur under Artemis IV.<\/p>\n<p>NASA currently aims to establish a sustainable lunar presence<br \/>\nstep by step. By 2029, the agency hopes to provide astronauts with<br \/>\nregular access to the lunar surface for scientific research and<br \/>\ntechnology testing. Later, the goal is to begin building basic<br \/>\ninfrastructure for a permanent lunar base. By around 2032, NASA<br \/>\nenvisions maintaining a continuous human presence on the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, analysts note that this renewed \u201cspace race\u201d<br \/>\ndiffers significantly from the Cold War era. Today\u2019s competition is<br \/>\nnot only about national prestige, but also about strategic<br \/>\nresources such as lunar water ice, which could be used for fuel<br \/>\nproduction, and about establishing early infrastructure for future<br \/>\nmissions to Mars. In this sense, the Moon is increasingly seen not<br \/>\nas a destination, but as a stepping stone for deep space<br \/>\nexploration.\n        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azernews.az\/region\/260722.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alimat Aliyeva China is rapidly advancing its lunar exploration program and is expected to eventually send taikonauts to the Moon, AzerNEWS reports. This statement was made by Jared Isaacman, head of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), during an appearance on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS. According to him, &#8230; <a title=\"NASA chief says China may overtake U.S. in space race\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190804\" aria-label=\"Read more about NASA chief says China may overtake U.S. in space race\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_4.png","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175583,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175583","url_meta":{"origin":190804,"position":0},"title":"Rovers, regolith, robots: The blueprint for the moon &#8211; Phys.org","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Rovers, regolith, robots: The blueprint for the moon\u00a0\u00a0Phys.orgNASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions\u00a0\u00a0NASA (.gov)NASA and beyond, science collaboration should be the compass for space, not conflict\u00a0\u00a0The Indian ExpressNasa selects Jeff Bezos\u2019s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions\u00a0\u00a0The GuardianNasa unveils Moon base plans amid intensifying\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":190522,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190522","url_meta":{"origin":190804,"position":1},"title":"Nasa Chief Jared Isaacman says the new space race has already begun, and this time it is with China in the race to land on Moon by 2030 |","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The competition to return humans to the Moon is no longer being spoken about as a distant ambition. 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