SpaceX Starship Faces Herculean Tech Hurdles In Race To Moon Landing
SpaceX's Starship has successfully completed a flight test but faces significant technological challenges in its quest to land astronauts on the Moon. The White House has set a deadline for returning Americans to the Moon by 2028, intensifying competition among space companies. SpaceX is now competing with Blue Origin and monitoring China's efforts to achieve lunar landings as well.
- ▪SpaceX has to overcome numerous technical hurdles to land astronauts on the Moon by 2028.
- ▪Delays in the Starship's development have led NASA to reopen the Moon landing competition.
- ▪Blue Origin is also racing to complete its lunar lander, competing directly with SpaceX.
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BusinessAerospace & DefenseSpaceX Starship Faces Herculean Tech Hurdles In Race To Moon LandingByKevin Holden Platt,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Holden Platt writes on space defense, SpaceX, ISS, Space War I Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 06:29pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.After acing a flight test of its newest generation Starship super-capsule, SpaceX still has to speed through an obstacle course of tech challenges, stretching out across 380,000 kilometers, to win the race to land astronauts around the impact craters of the Moon.
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