America fell behind China in the lunar space race
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- NASA's interim administrator, Sean Duffy, claims the US will beat China to the Moon, but doubts exist within the industry.
- Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine warns the US is unlikely to surpass China's Moon landing timeline by 2029.
- The article aims to explain why NASA is falling behind China and how the West can regain leadership in space exploration.
- Key missteps in US space policy began in 2003, highlighted by the Columbia shuttle disaster, signaling the end of the shuttle era.