NASA Chief Says 'We Can't Do It Without Them': Why the 2028 Moon Landing Relies on SpaceX

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has declared that the American space agency relies entirely on the engineering and financial power of SpaceX to achieve its late 2028 lunar landing. (Credit: Screenshot From Jared Isaacman/Instagram)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced on Monday that humans are expected to return to the lunar surface in late 2028, declaring during an interview on the Moonshots podcast that boots will be on the Moon in just over two years.

He credited the ambitious timeline directly to the engineering and financial capabilities of SpaceX, stating directly that the American space agency's return to the lunar surface relies heavily on this commercial enterprise.