Elon Musk: Starship Fleet Can Deliver 1000 Times More Payload Than All Rockets On Earth
- Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, stated on Monday that the Starship is capable of carrying 1,000 times the payload of all rockets on the planet combined.
- SpaceX is ranked second in the third quarter in terms of total payload tonnage of orbital rocket launches, only behind China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
- The Starship launch system, which is completely reusable, will eventually replace the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
- SpaceX's goal over the next two decades is to develop a fleet of 1,000 reusable Starships.
- Musk aspires to colonise Mars and launched SpaceX with the objective of transforming humankind into a multi-planetary species.
According to the data, CASC launched around 45,010 kilos of payload in the third quarter, while SpaceX launched 32,634 kilogrammes using its Falcon 9 rocket fleet.
"Indeed, SpaceX plans to launch 41 tonnes in Q3 and 80 tonnes in Q4. Having said that, China's launch mass to orbit is truly remarkable "Musk sent a tweet.
Later in the interview, he stated that the Starship fleet is capable of delivering "1,000 times the payload" of all rockets combined and that "virtually no one understands this."
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Why It Is Important: Musk had stated in July that SpaceX is designing a completely reusable Starship capable of transporting a payload of approximately 150 tonnes to low Earth orbit and approximately 250 tonnes when disposable.
The Starship launch system, which is completely reusable, will eventually replace the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. SpaceX's goal over the next two decades is to develop a fleet of 1,000 reusable Starships.
Musk aspires to colonise Mars and launched SpaceX with the objective of transforming humankind into a multiplanetary species. He previously stated that he is "very certain" that SpaceX would land humans on Mars before 2026.
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