As SpaceX astronaut trainers, Gillis and Menon helped Isaacman and his previous team — as well as NASA’s professional crews — prepare for their rides. “I wasn’t alive when humans walked on the moon. I’d certainly like my kids to see humans walking on the moon...
The spaceship, meanwhile, would make its own way from Earth orbit to Mars (or the moon, or any other desired destination). Musk said the craft will eventually touch down on such alien worlds and take off from them as well, without the need for any additional landing craft or ascent vehic...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also shared his vision for his Starship rocket that he hopes will soon carry humans to the moon and Mars.
— Elon Musk: SpaceX founder and revolutionary private space entrepreneur "Congratulations to all of the people at SpaceX on continuing to make history in the advancement of humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond!!" Proctor wrote on X. SpaceX engineers now have the task ahead to understand ...
These missions, along with China's ambitious plans to send both robots and manned missions to distant bodies like the moon and Mars are largely about prestige, says Dr. James Lewis, a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It's escaping what they would...
Starship will also help enable satellite delivery, the development of a Moon base, and point-to-point transport here on Earth. ON-ORBIT REFILLING Starship leverages tanker vehicles (essentially the Starship spacecraft minus the windows) to refill the Starship spacecraft in low-Earth orbit prior ...
The moon has few natural resources, a 29-day day, and with no atmosphere to either provide protection against the sun during the day or warm things up at night, both day and night become murderous. Same deal on Mercury. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are just huge balls of gas ...
Starship will also help enable satellite delivery, the development of a Moon base, and point-to-point transport here on Earth. ON-ORBIT REFILLING Starship leverages tanker vehicles (essentially the Starship spacecraft minus the windows) to refill the Starship spacecraft in low-Earth orbit prior ...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space firm SpaceX will fly two private space travelers on a passenger flight around the moon and back before the end of next year, the company said on Monday. "Fly me to the moon ... Ok," SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter...
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "Objectiv...