The nation’s goal of getting back to the moon before China could be threatened if President Trump follows through on his plans to sunset the rocket and spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis program, according to a series of supporters that gave Senate testimony Wednesday.

Spearheaded by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation committee held a hearing titled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race.”

“Any drastic changes in NASA’s architecture at this stage threaten United States leadership in space, delays or disruptions only serve our competitors interests. Congress has spoken clearly on this matter,” Cruz said.

Cruz has been pushing the China threat angle as the main impetus to garner bipartisan congressional suppo

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