President Donald Trump's nominee to run NASA fired off a 2,000-word X post in a bid to save face following a leaked document.

SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk's commercial rocket company, says it's working on a "simplified" plan for its Starship to land astronauts on the moon.

SpaceX has recently hinted at a simplified version of its Starship vehicle, a move that comes amid rising concerns about the delays in NASA’s planned Moon landings. The company has positioned Starship as the fastest route to lunar success,

After acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy this month called out SpaceX for Starship delays, Elon Musk's company has come back with an update defending its progress and offering a speedier plan to get astronauts back on the moon as part of the Artemis program.

One reason SpaceX is pouring so much money into Starship development at the company's Boca Chica/Starbase production/testing complex is to satisfy a $4.4 billion contract with NASA to put U.S. astronauts back on the moon for the first time since 1972.

SpaceX said it has pitched NASA a "simplified mission" to put astronauts back on the moon following criticisms over delays by Sean Duffy, the space agency's acting administrator.