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muriel_volestrangler

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25. That's about the one thing mentioned that might be feasible, especially since it's vague

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #23)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:08 AM

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A private landing on the Moon has already been done, last year: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cx20xnp0957o

Landing a small craft on the Moon should be achievable by SpaceX too. For it to be notable, it ought to be Musk's much bigger 'Starship', which is planned to land NASA astronauts there some time later - and, of course, take them off again. This is the thing that's been having problems getting into Earth orbit, so a controlled landing on the Moon would be a big advance, in just over a year. Getting it to take off again, as the manned version would require, is another step, which looks less likely still.

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