Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.

NASA Will Re-Open Contract For Moon Lander As Starship Falls Behind Schedule

The Artemis III mission is scheduled for a 2027 launch. Starship currently seems unlikely to meet that timeframe.
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NASA has a wild plan to return astronauts to the moon. Here’s why experts are starting to worry

Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike. But ...

NASA Not Paying Moon Astronauts as They Prepare to Risk Their Lives

The longer the shutdown goes on, the more chaos will grow. Last month, NASA officials announced that Artemis 2 could launch as soon as February 5, roughly two months earlier than previously ...
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NASA Is Sending Astronauts to Circle the Moon in February 2026: What to Know

It's been more than 50 years since astronauts last went to the moon, and yet few NASA missions stir the kind of excitement that the Apollo program once did. But now, NASA has new moon plans. The ...
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NASA Wants To 'Send Your Name Around The Moon' In 2026 - Here's What That Means

The moon that has captured humanity's imagination for millenia. As an object so visible to the naked eye, yet so distant (approximately 239,000 miles from us), it's really no surprise. To date, just ...

Kim Kardashian, We Have Indeed Been to the Moon, NASA Says

NASA’s chief, Sean Duffy, set the record straight after Kim Kardashian repeated the conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing had been faked.

NASA to Kim Kardashian: We've been to the moon six times

In a testament to Kim Kardashian's power to grab the spotlight, the head of NASA felt compelled this week to set the record straight when the reality TV queen said she believed a well-worn conspiracy ...