Trump desperately wants the U.S. in another space race that simply doesn’t exist
Donald Trump threw NASA for a loop shortly after taking office when he directed them to find a way to get humans back on the Moon. During his speech, Pence — who doesn’t believe in evolution, but is addressing some of the sharpest scientific minds of our day — alluded to NASA falling behind countries like Russia and China in space technology. Pence notes that China landed on the far side of the Moon last year and that Russia has been carrying NASA astronauts into space for many years. In fact, China’s far-side Moon rover landing that Pence used as a scare tactic in his speech has proven to be a boon for NASA, with China agreeing to let NASA use its new satellite relay system for future U.S. missions to the Moon. This is apparent in the behind-the-scenes work being done between countries, such as NASA’s close relationship with the European Space Agency, which also works closely with China’s space agency, Japan’s JAXA, and countless others.
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