Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
If there’s one thing every space company dreams of, it’s landing on the Moon. That goal has always been the ultimate symbol of technological achievement and national pride. But today, the company everyone has their eyes on isn’t NASA—it’s SpaceX. In just over two decades, SpaceX has gone from a small, risky startup working out of a warehouse to a $400 billion space giant that has completely reshaped the space industry. And the most surprising part? They’re now exploring the possibility of landing Crew Dragon, the same spacecraft that takes astronauts to the International Space Station.
It might sound crazy at first—using a capsule designed for low Earth orbit to go all the way to the Moon—but this idea isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. And if they pull it off, it could change everything about how we think of Moon travel.
It’s been over fifty years since humans last walked on the lunar surface. The last Apollo mission—Apollo 17—took place in 1972. Since then, there have been countless proposals and government programs promising a return. But none have made it. Each time, something goes wrong.
NASA has spent decades trying to build a sustainable Moon program. Their current effort, Artemis, aims to land humans back on the Moon this decade using the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, or SLS—a massive rocket built to rival the Saturn 5. But Artemis has been plagued by delays and eye-watering costs. That’s where SpaceX comes in.
If there’s one thing every space company dreams of, it’s landing on the Moon. That goal has always been the ultimate symbol of technological achievement and national pride. But today, the company everyone has their eyes on isn’t NASA—it’s SpaceX. In just over two decades, SpaceX has gone from a small, risky startup working out of a warehouse to a $400 billion space giant that has completely reshaped the space industry. And the most surprising part? They’re now exploring the possibility of landing Crew Dragon, the same spacecraft that takes astronauts to the International Space Station.
It might sound crazy at first—using a capsule designed for low Earth orbit to go all the way to the Moon—but this idea isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. And if they pull it off, it could change everything about how we think of Moon travel.
It’s been over fifty years since humans last walked on the lunar surface. The last Apollo mission—Apollo 17—took place in 1972. Since then, there have been countless proposals and government programs promising a return. But none have made it. Each time, something goes wrong.
NASA has spent decades trying to build a sustainable Moon program. Their current effort, Artemis, aims to land humans back on the Moon this decade using the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System, or SLS—a massive rocket built to rival the Saturn 5. But Artemis has been plagued by delays and eye-watering costs. That’s where SpaceX comes in.
