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NASA Head Says It's Time to Cut Back on Astronaut Safety to Beat China to the Moon

Sean Duffy emphasizes balancing risk and innovation to maintain U.S. leadership in lunar exploration amid budget cuts and China's rapid space advancements.

Summary by Futurism
Lawmakers are growing concerned that China may beat the United States in the race back to the Moon — and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy is willing to throw the agency's brave astronauts under the bus to make sure that doesn't happen. As NBC News reports, Duffy — who, in a puzzling double duty, also serves as the secretary of transportation — told employees during a town hall last week that "sometimes we can let safety be the enemy of makin…

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Futurism broke the news in on Monday, September 8, 2025.
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