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NASA boss: China could claim the moon as its own territory and BAN US astronauts from touching down

A NASA chief is raising red flags about China’s ambitions to reach the moon. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he and others within the science agency are increasingly concerned about what the country plans to do when it gets to the moon. Nelson believes that China could try to corner the market in resource-rich locations on the moon’s surface and try to block the US and other countries seeking to reach the lunar object.