We think that a significant portion of their supposedly civilian space program is actually a military program,” he stated to the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
China has advanced remarkably, particularly in the past ten years, but they are incredibly secretive,” the speaker stated.
During a committee hearing to approve the US space agency’s £20.3 billion ($25.4 billion) budget request for 2025, the NASA administrator testified.
Hal Rogers, the chairman of the committee, questioned him over China’s “very significant investments” in their space programs and how NASA would continue to have a “edge” over them.
“We are engaged in a race,” Mr. Nelson answered.
