Isaacman says NASA ‘dodged a bullet’ with Chinese lunar mission delay

HOUSTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency “dodged a bullet” with the unexpected delay in a Chinese lunar mission as the United States races China to land the next humans on the moon.

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He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science…
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