Elon Musk gives hotly anticipated Starship update, but it's light on new details

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Musk once again said that he wants to pursue a city on Mars, but did not provide any updates in regard to who would live there or how it would be governed

. And he reiterated how some design changes, like an updated rocket engine design, will help reduce costs.Many more unanswered questions remain.

has awarded SpaceX a contract to take astronauts to the moon, but Musk did not delineate what testing SpaceX will have to do before it can carry out its promised crewed missions, nor what the roadmap will look like to getting Starship ready for a moon or Mars mission.

demonstrated in the mid-20th century, going from brief jaunts to space to getting a spacecraft all the way to the moon isn't easy. And to this day, no human has ever traveled as far as Mars. For all of Musk and SpaceX's achievements, there is still a long way to go. And for all that Musk has achieved, he has also accrued a reputation for missed deadlines on ambitious projects.

used to take astronauts to the moon in the 1960s. FAA approvalBefore Starship can even get to space, however, SpaceX needs to get a thumbs up from the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial space launches in the United States. Musk had indicated the company was prepared to launch Starship's orbital test flight as soon as July of last year. But the back half of 2021 was full of hangups.

Though SpaceX initially expected to get the all-clear by the end of 2021, according to the FAA, the environmental assessment will continue until at least February 28, 2022.The agency cited"the high volume of comments submitted" and"discussions and consultation efforts with consulting parties" as reasons for the delay.

 

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CNN viewers. we want to know about the Kardashians 😆 🤣

He looks like an alien…

..the fundamentals are always a problem...

He governs. No minorities allowed

Tired of hearing about this guy.

Elon also left out an important mention that media organisations like will be barred from the start

elonmusk and mark Zuckerberg should fly to Mars and not return.

What, they're not happy with ruining earth and want to ravage the solar system? NO ELON NO!

You need to get there first before you worry about those kind of details

Let Trump govern it.

That's because he's a thinker, not a politician. You can't be both. ElonMusk SpaceX

Was his stock dipping? Needs to recoup the loss from losing those satellites. Grifter.

It must be pretty boring to have so much money that you continue to try making your life important so others will notice💰🛸🚀🤔

Still waiting on those highspeed underground trains.

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