NASA says the United States will win the “second space race” with China

First on Fox: In the newly released video obtained by Fox News Digital NASA Agent Administrator Sean Duffy announced that the United States will return to the moon before President Donald Trump leaves office and announced that the United States will win the “second space race” against China.

The video reveals Duffy’s vision for Trump’s appointment of acting executives Transportation Secretary.

“We’re going to go back to the moon, and this time, when we plant the flag, we’re going to stay,” Duffy explained in the video. “I’m committed to getting us back to the moon before President Trump leaves office.”

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“China wants to get therebut we’re going to get there first,” Duffy added. “We’re going to win the second space race. ”

The former Wisconsin congressman, NASA’s first director, admitted to a space race with China as the transport secretary hopes to achieve the exploration goals Trump has long pursued.

Duffy said Artemis’s plan, named after the twin sisters of Greece’s Olympian god Apollo, will eventually bring the United States to Mars, suggesting that the critical space program originated from President Trump’s first term will be a key component of the United States’ dominance in space travel.

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Since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, American astronauts have not touched the surface of the moon.

The Artemis I Mission was completed in 2022, ending with a successful splash in the launch of a considerable space launch system (SLS) and orbiting the moon around Orion Spacecraft on a 25-day mission.

Duffy said despite the president Proposed cuts of 24% In his budget to the agency.

From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Hammock Koch participated in the media gathering on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. （NASA/Keegan Barber）

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While the Artemis plan is considered a proposed multi-billion dollar slash to NASA’s cut-off block, sources at the agency told Fox News Digital that Artemis will play a major role in space exploration and that the proposal will not be completely covered up.

“Our plan is called Artemis,” Duffy said. “And what we learned through Artemis brought us into Mars.”

Preston Mizell is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to preston.mizell@fox.com and x @mizellpreston