Oct. 20 (UPI) -- NASA's acting administrator accused SpaceX on Monday of falling "behind" and said he plans to reopen contracts to get U.S. astronauts "back to the moon in 2028."
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who was named acting NASA administrator in July, told several news outlets the space agency was not satisfied with Starship's development toward the upcoming Artemis 3 mission.
"SpaceX had the contract for Artemis 3," Duffy told CNBC. "The problem is they're behind. They push their timelines out, and we're in a race against China. The president and I want to get to the moon in this president's term."
"So, I'm going to open up the contract," Duffy continued. "I'm going to let other space companies compete with SpaceX, like Blue Origin, and again, whatever one can get us there first, to the moon, we're going to take."
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