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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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