Washington, Sept. 21 -- The United States is losing the space race due to delays in the lunar projects of entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has federal contracts with NASA for the lunar mission, the New York Times reported, citing experts.
SpaceX's lunar lander project is so far behind schedule that there is growing doubt that the US will be able to beat China, which has its own plan with a target landing date of 2030, the newspaper said.
According to former NASA officials who spoke to the newspaper, SpaceX's target rocket, Starship, will only be ready for the mission in several years. Meanwhile, Starship has yet to carry astronauts or commercial cargo, and has exploded during three of four recent tests.
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