Tag: Mars Colonial Transporter
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Elon Musk tweets a sneak peek at his vision for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket
Members of SpaceX’s team in Texas use cranes to add rear moving fins to the Starship Mk1 prototype. (Elon Musk via Twitter) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is talking up his Starship Mk1 prototype super-rocket in Texas, less than a week in advance of an eagerly awaited update on his plans for Starship trips to the…
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Elon Musk says SpaceX has assembled Starship test rocket with shiny, retro look
Which is the illustration, and which is the actual Starship Hopper test rocket? The real rocket is on the left — and take note of the Starman standing by one of the fins. (Elon Musk via Twitter) For weeks, photographers have been snapping pictures of a retro-looking, shiny stainless-steel rocket that’s been taking shape at…
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Goodbye, BFR … hello, Starship: Elon Musk gives a classic name to his Mars spaceship
An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s Starship in flight. (SpaceX Illustration) First it was the Mars Colonial Transporter, or MCT … then it was the Interplanetary Transport System, or ITS … then it was the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR. Now it’s Starship. Tonight SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the latest name for the spaceship that…