Musk Explains How Spacex's Most Ambitious Project Will Work - Superpower Rocket Starship

Musk's company says one launch, by current standards, will be a relatively cost-effective venture worth $ 10 million

Elon Musk and SpacaX presented to the public the progress in the development of the Starship spacecraft. The millionaire and his company highlighted the details of the average launch, as well as the components that make the process very efficient. With all the financial projections, this system in full function could do three launches a day, which is a key step towards potential exploration of our cosmic environment.

 

The Starship system consists of a Starship spacecraft mounted on a Super Heavy booster. The company’s current goal is to enable launches that will be able to transport cargo and passengers between the Moon and Earth, with potential routes including a longer trip to Mars.

After freeing the Earth's atmosphere and carrying the cargo into space, the booster separates and returns to the launch tower where, with little luck, it will be caught by a landing system mounted on the launch tower.

 

Musk said the booster will spend six minutes in the air, after which it will descend for four minutes. The company says refueling the engine in orbit will be made for longer journeys. Musk's company says one launch, by current standards, will be a relatively cost-effective venture worth $ 10 million.

The Buster Super Heavy, Musk says, is twice as powerful as Saturn V, the largest rocket we've sent into space to date. The Raptor engine, of which there are 29 on one Super Heavy, is currently the second iteration of the design that costs half as much and requires fewer parts to produce. SpaceX claims that it can produce five to six in one week and that, with optimization, it will soon be able to produce seven. SpaceX Starship wants to launch from its base in Boca Chica under the name Starbase where they are also developing a prototype rocket. The whole project, however, is still awaiting the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration, which, Engadget suggests, should be adopted sometime in March.


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