NASA bars Chinese citizens with U.S. visas from agency programs

NASA has banned Chinese citizens with U.S. visas from participating in agency programs, escalating the space race with China. The new policy, effective September 5, restricts access to NASA facilities, virtual meetings, and supercomputing resources, impacting hundreds of researchers. This action occurs amid heightened U.S.-China competition for lunar dominance, with China planning a crewed moon mission by 2030.