Elon Musk says SpaceX will send its multi-billion-dollar Starship rocket to Mars in just TWO YEARS - despite explosive launch tests
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- Sep 09, 2024
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According to Musk, his company will manufacture multiple Starships – eventually leading to a fleet comprising more than 100 of the 165-foot vessels.
The billionaire founder said in his X post that the first Starships will launch to Mars in two years when 'the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens'.
This refers to a period approximately every 26 months when the two planets are most closely aligned in their orbit and the distance between them is less.
Musk said: 'Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 years.'
Ultimately, Musk wants to make humans a 'multiplanetary' species – meaning we live on several planets, not just Earth.
Back in 2017, Musk said SpaceX would launch its first Mars cargo missions in 2022 and the first crews to the planet in 2024
With Starship, Musk could fulfill his grand ambition to carry people and cargo to the moon and eventually Mars, making us a 'multiplanetary' species. Pictured, Starship prototype in August 2021
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