Jesse James
Elon Musk is back in the news. He recently tweeted a sneak peek image of SpaceX‘s Starship Mk1 prototype rocket in Texas. The teaser arrives about a week ahead of a scheduled live-streamed update. The SpaceX CEO is expected to detail his plans for the rocket, which is set to travel to the moon, Mars, and more. Musk tweeted out a string of messages detailing specs of the rocket, as well as answering a few questions from fans.
The prototype rocket is around 30 feet wide and 150 feet tall. A second rocket is being built in Florida, and together they will set the stage for an even bigger rocket in the future. The news comes as Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is still planning to take the first Starship flight around the moon. Musk also said that the Starship would also be able to take flights to Mars. He added, “crewed trips to the moon and supersonic point-to-point trips between destinations on Earth.” For now, curious fans will have to be patient on more details.
However, the live-streamed update will surely answer more of your questions. Read the Twitter thread below and look for much more on this coming soon. Keep it locked with us at The Culture Curators for more from Elon Musk and SpaceX coming soon.
Adding the rear moving fins to Starship Mk1 in Boca Chica, Texas pic.twitter.com/HWLihqihph
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 22, 2019
Photos via SpaceX
