Ex-NASA chief Nelson warns of China's lunar dominance plans in memoir

Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warns in his forthcoming memoir Space Odyssey (January 2027) that the US risks losing the race to the Moon to China. He says Beijing is building infrastructure for permanent lunar presence at the South Pole, while NASA under Jared Isaacman targets a crewed Artemis IV landing in 2028.

• Nelson: China is building infrastructure for permanent lunar presence
• NASA under Isaacman targets Artemis IV crewed landing in 2028
• Nelson backed the Wolf Amendment limiting cooperation with China
• China plans to place a nuclear reactor on the Moon, Isaacman says