Squeezing China in space

 

 

Recently, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (former US Senator from Florida) testified to the Science, Space and Technology congressional committee in order to request a boost in the agency’s budget. 

He spoke about many of NASA's ambitions, but he also spoke about his support of making the Wolf Amendment permanent. 

Presently, NASA is barred from bilateral discussions with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) by an Obama-era law known as the Wolf Amendment, which says that NASA funding and resources can’t be put toward any collaborative projects or even talks with China.

The Resident discusses.