SpaceX's plans include manufacturing new rockets not only for flights to other planets but also other cities on Earth. Where Elon Musk plans to fly one of his missiles to the other side of the world in minutes, and now SpaceX says it will be possible within 10 years or less.
Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX, said at the TED conference that the company is confident that it will not only complete the development of BFR, the world's largest and most powerful missile in the next decade, but will also start using it to travel from Los Angeles to Los Angeles. Shanghai during 30 or 40 minutes.
The comments came from the president and chief executive officer of SpaceX after Elon Musk, the company's founder last year, announced his company's latest missile arsenal, which he said would revolutionize transport on the ground and space, The ship is landing vertically as a space rocket, and with regard to ground transportation, it will launch from floating platforms that will dock outside major cities.
The BFR will also move between land ports located about 5 or 10 kilometers from cities and will be much faster than conventional aircraft. Gwynne Shotwell asserts that these flights will be possible in a maximum of 10 years, as well as ensure BFR access to Mars at the same time, which coincides with Musk's goal of carrying out the first test mission in 2022.
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