US Bravado Won’t Win Space Race with China: Business of Space

Sept. 17, 2025, 2:02 PM UTC

Greetings from Princeton, New Jersey. The US-China space race is back in the headlines, with the Trump administration insisting America has the lead, despite China’s advances. But first ...

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The space race with China took center stage at the US Chamber of Commerce’s annual aerospace conference in Washington last week, with lots of confident assertions of American superiority.

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