Elon Musk presented the new rocket system of his private space company SpaceX. It consists of the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy accelerator, which is 70 meters high and aims to transport large numbers of people to Mars or other distant destinations.
Starship is 48 meters high and is designed to carry up to a hundred people, as well as to carry out cargo missions of more than a hundred tons to destinations such as the Moon and Mars. To make such launches feasible, SpaceX is working on the possibility of reusing the accelerator.
Once he makes his way to Earth orbit, he will break away and return to his launch tower. The spacecraft will continue to its destination before returning to Earth.
Musk said the accelerator was designed to spend a total of six minutes in the air – two on the climb and four on the way back. The system will be reusable every six to eight hours for three launches a day.
The Super Heavy has more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V, the largest rocket ever launched into space. In addition to carrying hundreds of tons, Starship could revolutionize space travel if SpaceX really manages to make launches as affordable as Musk promises.
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