The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jared Isaacman, said he has discussed with representatives of SpaceX and Blue Origin about the possibility of accelerating the time frame to land astronauts on the Moon.
“I met with both Blue Origin and SpaceX to discuss their plans to accelerate (the moon landing program). Both plans are great, both minimize technical risk. That's good, but ultimately it leads to the need to launch very frequently… to do that, you need to be able to reuse them,” Isaacman said during a press conference at the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
In December 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ensuring America's superiority in space. It notes the need to “return Americans to the Moon by 2028,” as well as establishing a permanent base there by 2030. Among other priorities, the development of a nuclear reactor to be placed on the lunar surface has been named – the technologies will be ready for launch by 2030.
SpaceX is headed by American businessman Elon Musk, Blue Origin is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. According to estimates by American media, Blue Origin is SpaceX's closest competitor among American companies, although far behind. Newspaper Wall Street Journal previously named these companies among those capable of providing powerful rockets to send nuclear reactors to the Moon.
