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NASA Reopens Artemis III Contract Amid SpaceX Delays
10/27/2025
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Story summary
- NASA reopens Artemis III lunar lander contract with SpaceX due to delays in Starship Human Landing System.
- Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy emphasized the urgency to land astronauts on the Moon before China, which aims for 2030.
- SpaceX faces questions about meeting the timeline, and Elon Musk made derogatory remarks about Sean Duffy.
- The discussion appeared on the This Week In Space podcast, hosted by Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik.
