Can SpaceX starship land on the moon?

NASA last week announced it selected SpaceX’s Starship to land humans on the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program. Under the terms of the award, SpaceX will fly Starship to the lunar surface without a crew at least once before transporting astronauts.

Is SpaceX still going to the moon?

NASA and SpaceX’s moon landing will likely be delayed “several years” beyond 2024, according to a report by the space agency’s watchdog. Earlier this month, NASA pushed back the date to land humans on the moon in SpaceX’s Starship spaceship from 2024 to 2025.

What year is NASA trying to land back on the moon?

2025
The first Nasa mission since 1972 to put humans on the Moon’s surface has been pushed back by one year to 2025. Few observers expected Nasa to make the previous 2024 date, because of a funding shortfall and a lawsuit over the landing vehicle.

Can Moon get to Starship?

Starship HLS is a lunar lander variant of the Starship spacecraft that will transfer astronauts from a lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back. A crewed flight will occur as part of the Artemis 3 mission in 2024 after an earlier uncrewed test flight successfully lands on the Moon and returns to NRHO.

Can Starship fly to the Moon?

Starship would launch to orbit on top of a 23-story Super Heavy booster. Musk wants every part of that system to be fully and rapidly reusable in order to slash the cost of space launches by a factor of 100. So Starship has to come back to Earth without exploding.

Who will land on the Moon next?

The agency is now aiming for no earlier than 2025 to land the next astronauts on the moon, NASA’s chief said. NASA has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon’s surface by 2024.

How many moon landings has there been?

Six
Six missions landed humans on the Moon, beginning with Apollo 11 in July 1969, during which Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. Apollo 13 was intended to land; however, it was restricted to a flyby due to a malfunction aboard the spacecraft. All nine crewed missions returned safely to the Earth.

Why is Starship delayed?

SpaceX may have to delay its first Starship rocket orbit mission because of ongoing assessments of wildlife and ecosystems around the launch area, a source told CNN on Tuesday. The launch was scheduled for July, according to a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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