NASA Chief Bill Nelson Warns #China is Taking Over Moon #explore #pinkfloyd #thewall

Shortly after New Year’s #Day in 2019, China landed an unmanned #spacecraft on the far side of the moon, where no mission had gone before. U.S. intelligence officials say they did so quietly, taking their time to verify the rover had landed successfully. The landing was a wake-up call to those in #Washington that China’s space program is advancing with great speed. #Beijing will soon assemble in record time a space station orbiting #Earth, catching U.S. officials off guard once again. U.S. intelligence officials acknowledge that China’s sudden advances had surprised them. However, they are no longer surprised. The intelligence community has now assesses with confidence that China is poised to succeed in landing humans on the moon and constructing a permanent base camp at the lunar south pole by the end of this decade, just as #NASA has fallen behind its own deadlines to achieve similar milestones. #mars #nasa #space #spaceexploration #explore #china #unitedstates #jpl #trending #explore #electron #politicalnews #politicalnews #usa #unitedstates #universe #pinkfloyd #musicvideo #thewall #moonlanding #quotes