SpaceX Aims to Launch Starship's Commercial Flights in 2021
SpaceX reveals that its Starship test vehicle will target launching commercial flights as early as 2021. Earlier this year, Elon Musk shared a teaser image of the spacecraft over Twitter, followed by a video showing off the Starship Raptor engine in full force at the companys Texas facility.
During the APSAT conference in Indonesia, SpaceXs VP of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller stated that the company is currently talking to different telecom companies to pilot Starships commercial launch, slated to take place two years from now. Using the Super Heavy rocket booster along with the Starships upper, the system is capable of carrying crew and equipment to both the moon and Mars, as well as sending satellites into orbit. The goal is to have the system carry up to 20 metric tons to geostationary orbit and 100 metric tons into low Earth orbit.
SpaceX has been testing hop flights with the Starship and plans to continue more rigorous tests at both its Florida and Texas locations.
SpaceX reveals that its Starship test vehicle will target launching commercial flights as early as 2021. Earlier this year, Elon Musk shared a teaser image of the spacecraft over Twitter, followed by a video showing off the Starship Raptor engine in full force at the companys Texas facility.
During the APSAT conference in Indonesia, SpaceXs VP of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller stated that the company is currently talking to different telecom companies to pilot Starships commercial launch, slated to take place two years from now. Using the Super Heavy rocket booster along with the Starships upper, the system is capable of carrying crew and equipment to both the moon and Mars, as well as sending satellites into orbit. The goal is to have the system carry up to 20 metric tons to geostationary orbit and 100 metric tons into low Earth orbit.
SpaceX has been testing hop flights with the Starship and plans to continue more rigorous tests at both its Florida and Texas locations.