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 ...

WASHINGTON — SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its Starship lander for Artemis. In an Oct. 30 statement, the ...

SpaceX’s lunar Starship was never designed to blaze back through Earth’s atmosphere in a shower of plasma. Instead, the company has quietly positioned its Human Landing System as a one‑way ferry that ...

SpaceX on Thursday released the most detailed public update in nearly two years on its multibillion-dollar contract to land astronauts on the Moon for NASA, amid growing sentiment that China is likely ...

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 ...

NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis III mission involves returning astronauts to the lunar surface in the first crewed touchdown since the final Apollo mission in 1972. NASA is currently targeting 2027 ...

SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk's commercial spaceflight company, says it's working on a "simplified" plan for its Starship megarocket to land astronauts on the moon. The revelation, which was shared ...