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Elon Musk stated in April 2023 that SpaceX expected to spend about $2 billion on Starship development in 2023. [239] [240] In a 2024 response to a lawsuit, SpaceX stated that the cost of the Starship program was approximately $4 million per day. [241]: 25–26 Adding that any day of delay to the Starship program represented a loss of $100,000.
Additionally, Elon Musk provided more details about the space mission architecture, launch vehicle, spacecraft, and Raptor engines. The first test firing of a Raptor engine on a test stand took place in September 2016. [73] [74] 2016 artist concept of the ITS Interplanetary Spaceship, in orbit near the rings of Saturn
In November 2005, [3] before SpaceX had launched its first rocket, the Falcon 1, [4] CEO Elon Musk first mentioned a high-capacity rocket concept able to launch 100 t (220,000 lb) to low Earth orbit, dubbed the BFR. [3] Later in 2012, Elon Musk first publicly announced plans to develop a rocket surpassing the capabilities of the existing Falcon ...
And the latest mission of the nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter) vehicle is designed to push the envelope even further in a quest to return astronauts to the moon and someday fulfill CEO Elon Musk ...
SpaceX is set to launch its Starship craft on Thursday, 16 January, after weather delayed its critical test of the world’s biggest rocket. The 123-metre-tall rocket, which Elon Musk hopes to use ...
Elon Musk says he ‘doesn’t expect launch to happen’ in Twitter space. 09:29, Andrew Griffin. Elon Musk says there’s a “good chance” today’s launch will get postponed. And if it doesn ...
In 2010, Musk's calculations convinced him that the colonization of Mars was possible. [61] In June 2013, Musk used the descriptor Mars Colonial Transporter to refer to the privately funded development project to design and build a spaceflight system of rocket engines, launch vehicles and space capsules to transport humans to Mars and return to ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship performed another spectacular launch during Tuesday’s test flight, but the company opted at the last minute not to try for its second-ever catch of the Super Heavy ...