Elon Musk says SpaceX could beat NASA and land on moon ‘within two years’

 

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary from the historic landing on the moon by the astronauts of the Apollo 11, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has claimed it would be easier for his company to land on the moon than try to convince NASA that the company is up to the task.

In an interview with Time magazine, Musk acknowledged he was going to “sound pretty crazy”, before stating: “I think we could land on the moon in less than two years.”

NASA is planning to send a human to the moon by 2024, but Musk thinks a SpaceX crew could reach the lunar surface earlier.

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine has said that the space agency is planning on sending a woman to the moon in 2024.

However, Musk, who is SpaceX’s chief executive, is optimistic about his company’s ability to reach the moon by 2021, and potentially by 2022 with crew.

 

Via Sky News/TIME/ CBS

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