Isaacman Predicts Chinese Crewed Lunar Flyby by 2027 Written 20 May 2026
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman delivers remarks at ASCEND 2026, May 19, in Washington, DC. Credit: AIAA–©
Space News reports, “The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space race between China and the United States. In a May 19 keynote at the ASCEND conference here, Jared Isaacman warned a space industry audience that the next people to fly around the moon would be Chinese.”
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