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   NASA imposes blanket ban on Chinese nationals accessing worksites and calls   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:32:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Chinese citizens with valid visas will be barred from the agency.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   NASA has confirmed that Chinese nationals are now barred from accessing NASA   
   assets and premises, and are no longer allowed to join its programs even if   
   they have valid visas.    
      
   Nasa has taken internal action pertaining to Chinese nationals, including   
   restricting physical and cybersecurity access to our facilities, materials    
   and network to ensure the security of our work, press secretary Bethany   
   Stevens said.    
      
   From September 5, some individuals were suddenly shut out of their IT systems   
   and were locked out of in-person meetings. Although they werent working as   
   staff, some had previously been working as contractors or contributing to   
   research as students, The Guardian reports.   
      
   Space race    
      
   Tensions are rising between China and the US, especially given the discovery   
   of a continued espionage campaign carried out by a dual US/Chinese citizen in   
   which sensitive data was exfiltrated.    
      
   NASA works closely with the US military, and the spy was allegedly able to   
   steal information on radiation-hardened cameras that the US uses to send    
   early warnings for hypersonic missiles and rockets, as well as data from   
   sensors used by aircraft to confuse infrared heat-seeking missiles.    
      
    Reports confirm that over 3,600 documents were downloaded by the spy, from   
   two electronics manufacturers. Geopolitical tensions have seen the two states   
   compete to develop faster, more efficient, and more powerful technologies in   
   almost every industry.    
      
   Both China and the US are currently working towards sending crews to the    
   moon, with the USs Artemis program aiming for a 2027 landing - although it    
   has experienced delays.    
      
   Were in a second space race right now, Nasas acting administrator, Sean    
   Duffy, said on Wednesday at a news conference about discoveries made with a    
   US rover on Mars.    
      
   The Chinese want to get back to the moon before us. Thats not going to    
   happen. America has led in space in the past and we are going to continue to   
   lead in space in the future.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/nasa-imposes-blanket-ban-on-chinese-nat   
   ionals-accessing-worksites-and-calls   
      
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