Nasa warns China may try to take over the Moon

China is planning a permanently-manned base on the Moon (Picture: Getty)Nasa has warned that China may attempt to take over parts of the Moon within just a few years.The space agency’s administrator Bill Nelson said he fears the country’s civilian programmes launched in the name of science could actually be secret military operations.Speaking before a House Appropriations Committee to argue why Nasa needed a $25.4 billion budget for 2025, Mr Nelson said: ‘China has made extraor