NASA Bans Chinese Nationals From Working on Agency Programs

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The space agency said the policy change is meant to ensure the security of its work.

NASA has barred Chinese nationals holding U.S. visas from its facilities and networks, the latest move by Washington to safeguard the space agency as its space race with Beijing intensifies.

Chinese nationals, who until now could work at NASA as contractors or contribute to its research, were informed on Sept. 5 that their access to the agency’s systems and facilities had been revoked. Bloomberg first reported that many suddenly found themselves locked out of NASA data systems and excluded from both in-person and virtual meetings related to their work.

NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens confirmed the decision, stating that the agency had 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.”

The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of Chinese nationals working in sensitive U.S. technology sectors, as in recent years, a growing number of individuals have been accused of conducting espionage on behalf of the Chinese communist regime. In August, the Department of War—then called the Department of Defense—ordered Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers to support the military agency’s cloud computing systems.

It remains unclear if a specific incident triggered NASA’s action. In response to a request for comment, the agency’s press office referred The Epoch Times to a post on X featuring acting administrator Sean Duffy’s appearance on Fox Business.

In that interview, Duffy said the United States must lead what he described as a “second space race,” warning that the Chinese regime is not advancing its lunar agenda “with good intentions.”

“It’s a military operation for the Chinese,” he said. “We can’t cede space.”

Duffy’s remarks echo earlier warnings from U.S. defense officials, including Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, head of the U.S. Space Force, who cautioned earlier this year that the Chinese regime’s space efforts were inseparable from its military objectives.

Since the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, the United States has remained the only country to land humans on the Moon. China, meanwhile, only launched its first crewed spaceflight in 2003 but has rapidly accelerated its space program, aiming to put taikonauts on the lunar surface by the end of the decade.

By Bill Pan

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