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NASA acting administrator says SpaceX is 'behind schedule' on moon-landing contract, so he's reopening it

The space race is on — but this time it will be between American rocket companies. Sean Duffy, the acting NASA administrator, said in a Monday interview on "Fox & Friends" that Elon Musk's SpaceX is ...
Futurism

NASA May Ditch SpaceX for Moon Landing Because It’s So Behind

NASA is getting ready to ditch SpaceX for its first attempt to deliver astronauts to the Moon’s surface in over half a century. As Reuters reports, NASA’s interim administrator Sean Duffy indicated ...
Ars Technica

NASA races to keep Artemis II on schedule, even when workers aren’t being paid

It has been nearly one month since many parts of the federal government shut down after lawmakers missed a budget deadline at the end of September, but so far, NASA’s most critical operations have ...
Forbes

Duffy Suggests NASA Could Ditch Musk’s SpaceX For Moon Landing: ‘Way Behind Schedule’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Sean Duffy hosts “The Bottom Line with Dagen and Duffy” at Fox Business Network Studios on October 31, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images) he ...
The New York Times

With SpaceX Behind Schedule, NASA Will Seek More Moon Lander Ideas

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang The acting ...
Ars Technica

Why did NASA’s chief just shake up the agency’s plans to land on the Moon?

NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy made two television appearances on Monday morning in which he shook up the space agency’s plans to return humans to the Moon. Speaking on Fox News, where the ...
SpaceNews

NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years

Illustration of a SpaceX Starship lunar lander on the moon. Credit: SpaceX PARIS — NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the ...