Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans

Red flag warning Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China’s lunar “exploration” plans “Beijing’s intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century.”

41 Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has written a memoir about his experiences at the space agency. Credit: NASA Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has written a memoir about his experiences at the space agency. Credit: NASA Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav In a forthcoming memoir, former US politician and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson offers a blistering assessment of China, saying the United States must do all it can to retain its leadership in space exploration.

“Beijing’s intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century,” writes Nelson in Space Odyssey , a book to be published by Harper Horizon in January 2027.