Elon Musk’s Starship may need 22 refuel missions to reach Moon

Nasa hopes to send astronauts to the lunar surface using SpaceX’s megarocket for its Artemis IV mission

Reported by The Independent. We will add other newspapers as they cover it. November 5, 2026, 14:21 UTC

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1. The IndependentUnited KingdomNovember 5, 2026, 14:21 UTC

   Elon Musk’s Starship may need 22 refuel missions to reach Moon

   Nasa hopes to send astronauts to the lunar surface using SpaceX’s megarocket for its Artemis IV mission

   Read at The IndependentRead translated

   November 6, 2026, 17:36 UTC · Elon Musk plans ‘profound’ Starship launch on Friday 13