NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy suggested SpaceX may not be taking NASA to the moon. Experts said it’s unlikely another company could step in and hit the 2027 goal.

SpaceX this week broke its annual launch record with its trusty Falcon 9 rocket — and it’s only October. Continuing with its busy schedule of launches, the spaceflight company successfully delivered the SpainSat NG II satellite to geosynchronous orbit (GTO) in a mission that lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.