The appointment of the private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, as the Administrator of NASA marks a historical turning point, not ...

In November, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its new orbital rocket for the first time with two NASA satellites that will fly to Mars to study the red planet’s atmosphere. Photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters ...

Jeff Bezos is no longer content to play the long game in cislunar space. Blue Origin is now working to put hardware on the Moon by 2026, positioning its landers and rockets as a direct counterweight ...

SpaceX’s lunar base concept relies on Starship’s massive cargo capacity and its ability to land entire structures directly on the Moon’s surface. The plan calls for fleets of Starships delivering ...

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At this rate, Starship will not be ready in time for NASA's schedule. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA may have no choice but ...

SpaceX has fallen behind in developing a crewed lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, prompting the agency to reopen the contract to other providers. The added pressure has pushed SpaceX to ...

With its metaphorical feet held over the allegorical fire by NASA, SpaceX has released a new, simplified plan to build a lander to put US astronauts back on the Moon now that the competition for the ...

Though SpaceX was awarded the lunar lander contract in 2021, NASA recently indicated its intention to consider other options from Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. Under its Artemis campaign, NASA is ...

The plan hinges on SpaceX being able to demonstrate that Starship can refuel in orbit. NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX now worth $4.4 billion to develop a lander capable of transporting humans to ...

In proposing its new plan for Starship, SpaceX also rejected the notion that progress for the world's largest rocket has been too slow. NASA is looking to return Americans to the surface of the moon ...

SpaceX has shown off intriguing renders of the interior of the Human Landing Systems (HLS) variant of its enormous Starship spacecraft — and we can’t shake the feeling that it’s a surprisingly poor ...