SpaceX Doubles Down On NASA Moon Lander After Ding From Duffy

SpaceX Starship in orbit

Following 11 suborbital flight tests of its Starship-Super Heavy system, SpaceX plans to move on to orbital tests in 2026, which will include in-space refueling demonstrations, ahead of an uncrewed Starship landing on the Moon.

Credit: SpaceX
When NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy took a potshot at what he considers SpaceX’s pokey progress with the Starship Human Landing System, the company turned to the court of public opinion to make its case. “Starship continues to simultaneously be the fastest path to returning humans to the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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