Transportation Secretary and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says SpaceX is falling behind on Artemis III, so they could lose a contract.

NASA is looking for new ideas for moon landers to help astronauts return to the surface of the moon as progress for SpaceX's Starship has come slowly.

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy revealed that the agency is reopening the contract for the first U.S. crewed lunar landing since the 1970s, inviting proposals from companies beyond SpaceX’s Starship.

Elon Musk has publicly criticized NASA's chief, Sean Duffy, questioning his competence to lead the space agency. Musk's remarks stem from NASA's decision to open lunar lander contracts to multiple companies,