The spaceship will fly to Mars in five years, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Sunday, confirming his long-standing idea to make human life multi-planetary.
“Starship will be on Mars in five years,” Musk posted on his social media profile.
On Thursday, SpaceX launched its third test flight Spaceship rocket from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with the rocket reaching orbital speed for the first time.
Starship sent images up to about 48.5 minutes after launch, but SpaceX later confirmed it had lost the spacecraft as it attempted to re-enter for a landing in the Indian Ocean.
The spaceship is the centerpiece of SpaceX’s efforts to develop a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry humans to the moon and on long-duration flights to Mars and beyond.
The system is designed for in-space refueling and the ability to land at destinations throughout the solar system and return to Earth.
Alex Jones warns – Beware of the Ides of March