Not 'taking over' the moon: Why China is angry with NASA
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China hits out at NASA
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NASA's charge
This was after NASA chief Bill Nelson told a German newspaper China's space programme was a military one. And that China had stolen ideas and technology from others.
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What Nelson said
"We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon and saying: 'It's ours now and you stay out'," Nelson said in an interview, which has keft Beijing incensed.
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Irresponsible smear, says China
China hit back saying that NASA has always ignored facts and 'spoken irresponsibly' about China. And that the US side was always conducting a 'smear campaign'.
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China's lunar programme
China has stepped up the pace of its space programme in the past decade. China made its first lunar uncrewed landing in 2013, and expects to send astronauts to the moon towards the end of this decade.
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US to be back on the moon
The US too is stepping up its lunar programme. NASA, under its Artemis programme, plans to send a crewed mission to orbit the moon in 2024 and make a crewed landing near the lunar south pole by 2025.