NASA Administrator: America Is Going to the Moon Before China Does To Stop Them from Claiming It

Smith Incredible It s ░░░░░░░░ to even comprehend that ░░░░░░░░ can studying the past ░░░░░░░░ help us understand more ░░░░░░░░ space in the future ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ re going to learn ░░░░░░░░ happened as this universe ░░░░░░░░ over the last 13 ░░░░░░░░ billion years As we ░░░░░░░░ other planets and we ░░░░░░░░ the capability with this ░░░░░░░░ its precision to find ░░░░░░░░ what the atmospheres of ░░░░░░░░ planets circling other suns ░░░░░░░░ made up of we ░░░░░░░░ be able to determine ░░░░░░░░ there s a habitable ░░░░░░░░ And so as we ░░░░░░░░ further and further for ░░░░░░░░ out there we re ░░░░░░░░ to get closer and ░░░░░░░░ to that answer Smith ░░░░░░░░ s exciting I can ░░░░░░░░ even imagine the possibilities ░░░░░░░░ do need to bring ░░░░░░░░ this A week ago ░░░░░░░░ brought up the possibility ░░░░░░░░ China trying to claim ░░░░░░░░ Moon China called it ░░░░░░░░ Spear Campaign Here s ░░░░░░░░ question How concerned should ░░░░░░░░ be about what China ░░░░░░░░ planning especially on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the Moon ░░░░░░░░ we can t see ░░░░░░░░ NELSON Well China is ░░░░░░░░ nontransparent They don t ░░░░░░░░ with anybody I ve ░░░░░░░░ them plenty of opportunities ░░░░░░░░ ve talked to their ░░░░░░░░ and said You ve ░░░░░░░░ a sample from the ░░░░░░░░ We shared that with ░░░░░░░░ international community a half ░░░░░░░░ ago Why don t ░░░░░░░░ share it Not doing ░░░░░░░░ the long and short ░░░░░░░░ it is the value ░░░░░░░░ think of the Moon ░░░░░░░░ the south pole That ░░░░░░░░ where we think water ░░░░░░░░ And if you have ░░░░░░░░ you have rocket fuel ░░░░░░░░ And you re concerned ░░░░░░░░ may claim that south ░░░░░░░░ and not let us ░░░░░░░░ there NELSON And is ░░░░░░░░ beyond the realm of ░░░░░░░░ that they land and ░░░░░░░░ say Okay this is ░░░░░░░░ exclusive area you stay ░░░░░░░░ Smith You think they ░░░░░░░░ NELSON Well we re ░░░░░░░░ going to let them ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ there first Smith Bill ░░░░░░░░ I hope you ll ░░░░░░░░ back again and again ░░░░░░░░ we get more and ░░░░░░░░ of these incredible photos ░░░░░░░░ you so much.”