Johnson-Freese said : "A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,"

CBC Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

WashingtonPost Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:58:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

hjnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

japantoday Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:40:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

news4jax Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:36:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

wsvn Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:01:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

egyptindependent Monday, November 23, 2020 4:58:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

worcesternews Monday, November 23, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

worcesternews Monday, November 23, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions"

heraldscotland Monday, November 23, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future"

heraldscotland Monday, November 23, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

irishexaminer Monday, November 23, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

irishexaminer Monday, November 23, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

pressandjournal Monday, November 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

pressandjournal Monday, November 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

thecourier Monday, November 23, 2020 3:54:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

thecourier Monday, November 23, 2020 3:54:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

chesterfirst Monday, November 23, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

chesterfirst Monday, November 23, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

yorkpress Monday, November 23, 2020 3:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

yorkpress Monday, November 23, 2020 3:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

dailyecho Monday, November 23, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

dailyecho Monday, November 23, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The United States is all about building a Mercedes,”

nytimes Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:57:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : “After a while they started to recognize that there were benefits to doing this on your own,” “As long as they were on their own, they controlled their program instead of American politics”

wired Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese added : “China is in a no-lose situation,”

thedailybeast Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:36:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “What China has that the U.S. has not, is long-term program-sustainability,” “The U.S. human exploration program has been operating in fits and starts because each new administration wants to put its stamp on whatever exploration program is announced, with a timetable, but often missing the necessary budget to make it actually feasible”

thedailybeast Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:36:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “do we need a new organization, a new bureaucracy, to do that?”

WashingtonPost Sunday, December 8, 2019 11:39:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese asks : “If your satellite goes down during a crisis, do you assume that it was nefarious intent? Do you react?” “There is a lot of potential for misunderstanding that could very easily escalate”

msn-uk Wednesday, November 13, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "They saw that we had an attitude of landing on the moon and sadly looking around and saying, 'Been there, done that, got the belt buckle,' " "So they decided that they were going to develop their lunar program in a very different way"

npr Friday, July 12, 2019 5:29:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "Their persistence leads me to believe that the next voice transmission that we get from the moon could well be in Mandarin,"

npr Friday, July 12, 2019 5:29:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

wqad Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

abcactionnews Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:40:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

wkbw Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

newschannel5 Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

wqad Thursday, January 3, 2019 4:01:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

thisdayonline Thursday, January 3, 2019 3:19:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

news4jax Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:14:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

clickondetroit Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:13:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

click2houston Thursday, January 3, 2019 6:59:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

wptv Saturday, December 8, 2018 10:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

clickondetroit Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:28:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

click2houston Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:18:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

news4jax Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:11:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "It was a 'beat the Chinese' mission which they hoped would translate into regional and global prestige cum leadership. Anything that gets you into the records book -- like breaking the Russian satellite launch record -- falls into a similar category,"

tradearabia Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:23:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,"

china Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:30:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 4:17:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,"

xinhuanet_en Monday, October 17, 2016 2:26:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Monday, October 17, 2016 4:10:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 3:08:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Sunday, October 16, 2016 7:32:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:19:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The Europeans are already learning Chinese becasue in 2022 the Chinese space station will be the de facto international space station,”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The Europeans are already learning Chinese becasue in 2022 the Chinese space station will be the de facto international space station,”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of spacefaring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:40:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,"

CBC Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

WashingtonPost Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:58:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

hjnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

japantoday Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:40:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

news4jax Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:36:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in U.S. policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

wsvn Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:01:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future,”

egyptindependent Monday, November 23, 2020 4:58:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

worcesternews Monday, November 23, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

worcesternews Monday, November 23, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions"

heraldscotland Monday, November 23, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future"

heraldscotland Monday, November 23, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

irishexaminer Monday, November 23, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

irishexaminer Monday, November 23, 2020 4:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

pressandjournal Monday, November 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

pressandjournal Monday, November 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

thecourier Monday, November 23, 2020 3:54:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

thecourier Monday, November 23, 2020 3:54:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

chesterfirst Monday, November 23, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

chesterfirst Monday, November 23, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

yorkpress Monday, November 23, 2020 3:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

yorkpress Monday, November 23, 2020 3:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “China works very incrementally, developing building blocks for long-term use for a variety of missions”

dailyecho Monday, November 23, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A change in US policy regarding space cooperation is unlikely to get much government attention in the near future”

dailyecho Monday, November 23, 2020 3:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The United States is all about building a Mercedes,”

nytimes Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:57:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : “After a while they started to recognize that there were benefits to doing this on your own,” “As long as they were on their own, they controlled their program instead of American politics”

wired Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese added : “China is in a no-lose situation,”

thedailybeast Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:36:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “What China has that the U.S. has not, is long-term program-sustainability,” “The U.S. human exploration program has been operating in fits and starts because each new administration wants to put its stamp on whatever exploration program is announced, with a timetable, but often missing the necessary budget to make it actually feasible”

thedailybeast Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:36:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “do we need a new organization, a new bureaucracy, to do that?”

WashingtonPost Sunday, December 8, 2019 11:39:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese asks : “If your satellite goes down during a crisis, do you assume that it was nefarious intent? Do you react?” “There is a lot of potential for misunderstanding that could very easily escalate”

msn-uk Wednesday, November 13, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "They saw that we had an attitude of landing on the moon and sadly looking around and saying, 'Been there, done that, got the belt buckle,' " "So they decided that they were going to develop their lunar program in a very different way"

npr Friday, July 12, 2019 5:29:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "Their persistence leads me to believe that the next voice transmission that we get from the moon could well be in Mandarin,"

npr Friday, July 12, 2019 5:29:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

wqad Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

abcactionnews Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:40:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

wkbw Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:34:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

newschannel5 Thursday, January 3, 2019 5:00:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

wqad Thursday, January 3, 2019 4:01:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use,” “The US sees pretty much everything China does in space — including things the US has done in space — as threatening”

thisdayonline Thursday, January 3, 2019 3:19:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

news4jax Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:14:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

clickondetroit Thursday, January 3, 2019 7:13:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

click2houston Thursday, January 3, 2019 6:59:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

wptv Saturday, December 8, 2018 10:47:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

clickondetroit Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:28:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

click2houston Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:18:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "A high percentage of space technology is (civilian-military) dual use," "The US sees pretty much everything China does in space -- including things the US has done in space -- as threatening"

news4jax Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:11:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese says : "It was a 'beat the Chinese' mission which they hoped would translate into regional and global prestige cum leadership. Anything that gets you into the records book -- like breaking the Russian satellite launch record -- falls into a similar category,"

tradearabia Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:23:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,"

china Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:30:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 4:17:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,"

xinhuanet_en Monday, October 17, 2016 2:26:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 8:29:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Monday, October 17, 2016 4:10:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Monday, October 17, 2016 3:08:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Sunday, October 16, 2016 7:32:00 AM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of space-faring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:19:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The Europeans are already learning Chinese becasue in 2022 the Chinese space station will be the de facto international space station,”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:49:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “That will further their docking capabilities needed for the larger space station,” “Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that’s taking them really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : “The Europeans are already learning Chinese becasue in 2022 the Chinese space station will be the de facto international space station,”

CBSnews Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:46:00 PM EAT

Johnson-Freese said : "Chinese politicians certainly have wanted to work with the United States in space, to show they are an accepted part of the international family of spacefaring nations, but with their own space station forthcoming and international partners other than the US willing and lining up to work with them, that imperative decreases,"

cnn Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:40:00 AM EAT