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NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission

NASA To Open Moon Mission Contract To Bezos's Blue Origin. Musk Denies

NASA acting said that the need for competition and innovation was needed to outpace China in the race to the Moon, while Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk swiftly dismissed the move, asserting that its Starship will dominate the mission.

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‘We’re not going to wait for one company’: NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission

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NASA Threatens to Dump SpaceX From Moon Mission

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

The acting administrator of NASA said on Monday that the agency was looking for a Plan B to carry astronauts to the moon’s surface because SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, is behind schedule.

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NASA interim head Sean Duffy says US to open Moon contract as SpaceX falls behind Artemis schedule

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SpaceX delays forcing US to rethink Musk’s moon landing contract

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NASA opens SpaceX's moon lander contract to rivals over Starship delays

It represents a major shift in NASA's lunar strategy, starting a new competitive juncture in the program for a crewed moon lander just two years before the scheduled landing date.

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NASA Reopens Lunar Mission Contract to Blue Origin; Musk Disputes Claims

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Is Nasa dropping SpaceX from its moon mission? Chief fumes over delays amid ‘race with China’

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With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon program has remained largely untouched.

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NASA reportedly may sideline SpaceX for moon mission over lagging schedule; expert says tying project to space race with China adds unnecessary risks

NASA may sideline SpaceX and select a different company to land its astronauts on the moon, which the agency is planning for later this decade, acting space agency chief Sean Duffy suggested during TV appearances on Monday,