Moon ventures are increasingly becoming a "stepping stone" as the space industry's enthusiasm rallies around Mars.

The partially reusable Neutron rocket is set to debut this year, but the company needs to get its hardware across the shallow waters first.

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Competition is good for industries. … It keeps us tight; it keeps us very focused," SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said, speaking at the 2024 Baron Investment Conference in New York.

Of course, that's not to discount SpaceX's contributions. "Lowering the price of access to space is certainly an important development, and SpaceX has led the way in doing that," Logsdon said.

SpaceX was awarded a $2.9 billion contract to build a lunar lander on April 21, 2021. The Elon Musk-led company will use a Starship vehicle for this purpose.

Instead, Tesla and SpaceX have been aiding competition, Musk said. While Tesla has made all it patents open source and opened its supercharger network to rivals, SpaceX does not use patents, Musk ...