NASA also has announced that an Artemis III mission is planned to launch in 2027, where astronauts will land on the moon for the first time, since the Apollo Program, more than 50 years ago. The United States has had 6 lunar landing missions from 1962-1972.

The dust-up over the lunar lander could pit Elon Musk against his billionaire rival Jeff Bezos. And it has already sparked a war of words between Musk and Nasa’s acting chief, Sean Duffy, which exposes fault lines over the direction and leadership of the US space agency.

SpaceX posted a response to criticisms of delays in its Starship program from NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy.

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SpaceX’s delays forced NASA to reopen its moon lander contract. Rivals are circling, Artemis is wobbling, and China’s steady march to a 2030 landing now looks harder to beat.

WASHINGTON — NASA will honor the late astronaut John “Jack” L. Swigert, Jr., with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program. During a ceremony with Apollo 13 spacecraft commander James Lovell ...

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SpaceX says it has a simplified plan for a much-delayed NASA moon mission. The company said Thursday it had pitched NASA on a streamlined mission plan to return astronauts to the moon’s dusty surface.