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flag NASA to open Artemis III moon landing to rivals amid SpaceX delays and China race.

flag NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy announced plans to open the Artemis III moon landing contract to competitors, including Blue Origin, citing delays in SpaceX’s Starship development and urgency to keep pace with China’s lunar ambitions. flag Elon Musk responded with public criticism on X, mocking Duffy as “Sean Dummy” and questioning his fitness to lead NASA, while asserting SpaceX’s technological lead and claiming Starship would complete the mission alone. flag The move highlights tensions over NASA’s reliance on a single contractor, ongoing technical challenges with Starship, and uncertainty over the agency’s permanent leadership, with Jared Isaacman under renewed consideration.

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