Despite some labeling the Hubble tension as a ‘crisis’, I argue that this tension does not endanger \(\Lambda\) CDM as a permanent contribution to scientific knowledge. Utilizing a Lakatosian framework, I argue that the \(\Lambda\) CDM model represents the latest stage in an evolving research programme characterized by empirical and theoretical progress. I further contend that plausible resolutions to the Hubble tension align with established strategies within this research programme that preserve \(\Lambda\) CDM as a highly accurate approximation. This paper concludes that both the current cosmological research programme and the \(\Lambda\) CDM branch of it are well-positioned to resolve the Hubble tension, thus mitigating concerns of an epistemic crisis.
