SpaceX's Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built.
NASA plans to use the fully reusable Starship to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025. Musk, meanwhile, hopes to use a fleet of Starships to create a city on Mars, hauling equipment and people there., into orbit.
"There will probably be a few bumps in the road, but we want to iron those out with satellite missions and test missions" before putting people on board, he said. SpaceX's Super Heavy first-stage booster has yet to blast off. But the futuristic, bullet-shaped, steel Starship successfully launched and landed from the southern tip of Texas last May, following a series of spectacular explosions. The rocket ship soared more than 6 miles.
SpaceX is awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration before proceeding with Starship's next phase: going into orbit. Musk said he expects the go-ahead in March and that the rocket should be ready to fly by then as well. That would put the launch in the next couple of months, he added.If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Starship already has one private customer: a Japanese entrepreneur who has bought a flight around the moon and plans to take a dozen artists with him. Musk hinted there are others interested in buying trips, saying future announcements would be forthcoming.
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