Starship's Rise Puts New Pressure on NASA's Lunar Plans The recent test flight of SpaceX's 12th Starship, V3, has left many in awe of Elon Musk's ambitious space program.
The milestone marks a significant step forward in Starship development and raises questions about whether NASA can keep pace with its private counterpart in the quest for lunar exploration.
NASA is contracting both Blue Origin and SpaceX to build lunar landers for the Artemis Program, which aims to return humans to the Moon by 2025.