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Former NASA chief says United States likely to lose second lunar space race

“It is highly unlikely the United States will beat China’s projected timeline.”…

First, in the president's budget request for fiscal year 2026, the White House sought to terminate NASA's costly Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft after the Artemis III mission, the first human landing. As part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" legislation this spring, a provision written by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) added $6.7 billion in funding to support additional flights of the SLS rocket and Orion, as well as to continue construction of the Gateway. And on Wednesday, at the beginning of a hearing to discuss NASA's Artemis Program and the agency's efforts to compete with China for influence at the Moon, Cruz warned the White House that it must not cancel the SLS rocket and Lunar Gateway.

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