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First in Fox: In a recently released video obtained by Fox News Digital, NASA interim administrator Sean Duffy announced that the United States will travel back to the Moon before President Donald Trump leaves the position, and declared that the United States will win “the second space race” against China.
The video reveals Duffy's vision for the agency after Trump appointed him interim administrator while he also serves as Secretary of Transportation.
“We will return to the moon, and this time, when we planted our flag, we stay,” Duffy explains in the video. “I am committed to take us back to the moon before President Trump leaves the position.”
NASA's interim administrator, Sean Duffy, speaks with NASA's leadership on Friday, July 18, 2025 at the Nasa de the Nasa's headquarters of Mary W. Jackson in Washington. (NASA/BILL INGALLS)
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“China wants to get thereBut we are coming first, “Duffy added.” We will win the second space race. “
The former Wisconsin congressman is the first NASA boss who has recognized a space race against China, since the Secretary of Transportation seeks to achieve the exploration objectives that Trump has pressed for a long time.
Duffy says that the Artemis program, named for the twin sister of the Greek Olympic God Apollo, will finally make the United States look at Mars, indicating that the key space program originated in President Trump's first mandate will be an important part of the United States domain in space trips.
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American astronauts have not touched the surface of the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
The Artemis I mission, completed in 2022, ended in a successful splashdown after launching the considerable space launch system (SLS) and orbiting the Orion spacecraft around the moon during a mission of 25 days.
Duffy indicated that the Artemis program is here to stay, despite the president proposing a 24% cut To the agency in your budget.
From left to right, Astronaut CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen, NASA Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Hammock Koch Koch participate in a media meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, (NASA Barber/Keegan)
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Although it was thought that the Artemis program was in the cutting block in the multiple billion dollar bar proposed to NASA, the agency's sources told Fox News Digital that Artemis will play an important role in space exploration and that the proposal will not be completely destroyed by the proposal.
“Our program is called Artemis,” Duffy said. “And what we learn through Artemis takes us to Mars.”
Preston Mizell is a Fox News Digital Fox Cubting Breaking News. History tips can be sent to [email protected] and at x @MizellPreston
