Harris "proudly" announced that the United States plans to send an "international astronaut" to the moon by 2030, and the American media is talking about China again.
According to Fox News (fox), U.S. Deputy Harris announced on Wednesday (20th) that the United States will let an "international astronaut" land on the moon with American astronauts by 2030.
On December 20, local time, U.S. Deputy ** Harris spoke at a meeting of the National Space Commission Source: foreign media.
Speaking at the third meeting of the National Space Commission, Harris spoke about the Artemis program, which she called "the most ambitious space exploration effort in generations," the report said. "For the first time in more than half a century, American astronauts will return to the surface of the moon. We will build the first lunar base and the first lunar orbital station, all in collaboration with our allies and partners. Harris said.
I am proud to announce our intention to have an international astronaut on the surface of the moon with American astronauts by the end of this decade. Harris said.
Fox quoted the Associated Press as saying that the National Space Council did not mention the identity of the "international astronauts" involved in the program, nor did it say which country would send astronauts to participate.
According to **, "Artemis" is a new moon landing program announced by the United States in 2019. On November 16 last year, NASA's new-generation lunar landing rocket "Space Launch System" sent a "Orion" spacecraft into orbit around the moon to carry out the "Artemis 1" mission, and the spacecraft successfully returned to Earth after a 25-and-a-half-day flight.
At the same time as reporting the above news, Fox quoted an article from the American "Political News Network" to hype that the move comes at a time when the United States believes that China is preparing for a potential "orbital war" in space. Fox claimed that the creation of the Artemis program was seen as a challenge to China's International Lunar Research Station project.
China has made clear its position on space cooperation and the "space race" played up by some countries. At a press conference of China's Ministry of National Defense on December 14, a reporter asked: According to reports, the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly passed the draft resolution "no first deployment in space" proposed by China, Russia and other countries by a large majority, reaffirming the goal of preventing an arms race in space. Do you have any comment?
In response, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, deputy director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, replied that China has always advocated the peaceful use of space, actively promoted international cooperation in space, and resolutely opposed space development and the space arms race. The draft resolution jointly proposed by China, Russia and other countries was adopted by a large number of votes in the UN General Assembly, which fully demonstrates the international community's clear attitude of supporting the negotiation of an international legal instrument on space arms control, opposing the deployment of weapons in space, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind in the field of space. Zhang Xiaogang said that it is worth noting that some major countries are moving against the tide and constantly promoting space and battlefield, which can easily trigger a space arms race, seriously threaten space security, and undermine global strategic stability. We urge relevant countries to correct their erroneous practices, support and participate constructively in the negotiation of a legal instrument on space arms control, and take concrete measures to uphold the international order based on international law.
* |Globe.com.