Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary and NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy suggested that SpaceX may not be the first American company to return the space agency's astronauts to the moon.

On Monday, Transportation Secretary and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy went on Fox & Friends and made the announcement about re-opening the lunar lander contract for Artemis III.

"I love SpaceX; it's an amazing company. The problem is, they're behind. They've pushed their timelines out, and we're in a race against China," Duffy said on Monday morning, during an appearance on ...