While Artemis II won’t land, its successor, Artemis III, is expected to launch and land on the surface of the moon mid-2027. NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build the vehicle that will carry astronauts to the moon.

SpaceX's Starship successfully splashes down in the Indian Ocean after launching from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, in August. The Starship is planned as the human landing component of the Artemis 3 program. But now, NASA's acting administrator says ...

NASA is opening SpaceX’s $4-billion moon landing contract to competition, citing delays with the company’s Starship spacecraft. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy expressed concerns about falling behind China in returning astronauts to the moon for the ...

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 the lunar surface, but now is considering other options ...

SpaceX is making steady progress toward building out the pad at NASA’s Cape Canaveral site in Florida for the first Starship launch from the Space Coast. On Tuesday, SpaceX installed the Ship Quick Disconnect (QD) arm on the launch tower at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A).

Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.

Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said the agency will open up the Artemis 3 contract to other spaceflight companies because SpaceX has fallen behind schedule. Reading time 3 minutes As China makes significant progress toward a 2030 Moon landing, NASA is ...

Live updates from SpaceX’s Friday morning Starlink 6-101 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.