Elon Musk's Insane Starship Method Land Astronauts from Starship HLS on the Moon Shocked NASA
Elon Musk's Insane Starship Method Land Astronauts from Starship HLS on the Moon Shocked NASA
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Elon Musk's Insane Starship Method Land Astronauts from Starship HLS on the Moon Shocked NASA
It’s the only way astronauts can move between the lunar surface and the crew cabin, a height comparable to a 10-story building, with no backup.
If it fails, astronauts could be left stranded outside, with no way back in.
That’s the nightmare scenario.
But the good news is, SpaceX is already working on a solution, a more reliable way to get astronauts back inside without relying entirely on the elevator.
So what exactly is that solution?
Elon Musk's Insane Starship Method Land Astronauts from Starship HLS on the Moon Shocked NASA
First, let’s take a step back and look at what triggered all of this.
In early March 2026, NASA released a report titled NASA’s Management of the Human Landing System Contracts. The goal was to highlight a series of critical issues that must be resolved before humans can return to the Moon, nearly six decades after Apollo.
And here’s the surprising part. The report points out a major vulnerability, one that has existed since the Apollo era and still hasn’t been fully addressed.
There is no real Plan B.
Elon Musk's Insane Starship Method Land Astronauts from Starship HLS on the Moon Shocked NASA
If something goes wrong with the vehicle, what can astronauts actually do? The answer, in many cases, is… not much.
You can’t fix a malfunctioning lunar lander from 226,000 miles away through a screen. And that’s exactly the kind of scenario NASA is worried about. One of the hardware concerns highlighted in the report is the elevator system on Starship HLS.
And this is a big deal.
Because Starship HLS is the primary vehicle planned for the first Artemis lunar landings. It’s massive, about 52 meters tall, roughly the height of a 14-story building.
Nearly two-thirds of the lower section is taken up by propellant tanks. That means the crew cabin sits high up, near the top of the vehicle. And to move between the surface and the cabin, astronauts have only one option. The elevator.
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