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.
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How NASA’s bold first step launched today in 1961 marked the start of the rocket era that led to the Moon

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.

NASA’s Boss Just Shook Up the Agency’s Plans to Land on the Moon

Sean Duffy called out SpaceX for being “behind schedule” on a lunar lander and said he’d explore other options.