Elon Musk gave a barrage of updates on the future of SpaceX as he stood in front of the company’s new Starship and original Falcon rockets on Saturday in Boca Chica, Texas. During the presentation, Musk touched on the details in Starship’s design, the possibilities for the craft, and the timeline of what’s to come in the near future.
SpaceX thinks Starship could bring a human settlement to the moon and Mars. Once complete, the craft will consist of two parts: the ship itself and the booster. The booster will have room for a whopping 37 of SpaceX’s Raptor rocket engines and the ship could hold a crew up to 100 people.
With the update, the aerospace community learned more about the plans for Musk’s next line of rockets. Here are five of the biggest takeaways from the night.
1. According to Musk, a Starship prototype could reach orbit within ...
