The Cold War space program was often characterized as a campaign between the U.S. and the Soviet Union with both sides claiming victories: Moscow was the first to launch a man into space while Washington landed the first man on the moon.
But more than 50 years after Neil Armstrong stepped off Apollo 11’s lunar module onto the Sea of Tranquility, NASA administrator Bill Nelson says the U.S. is in another “space race.” This time with China, which the U.S. space chief said has made no secret that its ambitions are not limited to earthly influence and power.