“Aspirationally, we want to get Starship to orbit within a year. We definitely want to land it on the Moon before 2022. We want to […] stage cargo there to make sure that there are resources for the folks that ultimately land on the Moon by 2024, if things go well, so ...
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It needs to be clear that these were both seen as valuable flight tests. They gave SpaceX the needed information to improve, and they will eventually land astronauts on the Moon for Atermis 3, a NASA mission. The agency chose Starship for the mission but will not launch earlier than 2026...
Visiting the moon? "Well, this is gonna sound pretty crazy, but certainly with an un-crewed vehicle I believe we could land on the moon in two years." But always on his horizon is the planet Mars. "Sending crews to Mars in four years, I think that sounds pretty doable. Like, intern...
ELON MUSK: Apollo 11 landing on the moon was probably the most inspiring thing in history. And one of the most universally good things in history. People can debate whether this or that is good but I think, just the level of inspiration that that provided to the people of E...
SpaceX’s family of Falcon launch vehicles are the first and only orbital class rockets capable of reflight. Depending on the performance required for the mission, Falcon lands on one of our autonomous spaceport droneships out on the ocean or one of our landing zones near our launch pads. ...
The Super Heavy booster lands on the company's launch tower during the fifth Starship flight on Oct. 13, 2024. SpaceX SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket's more than 20-story tall booster. ...
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This successful test of the SN15 is therefore a bit of a double whammy. On the one hand, it puts SpaceX closer to creating a totally reusable heavy launch system that can make regular trips to orbit, the Moon,Mars, and (someday) beyond. On the other hand, SpaceX’s participat...