Documents show the rocket could be used as a far faster transport method than cargo aircraft—though it's unclear how much it would cost.
—a super-heavy lift vehicle designed to go on long-distance spaceflights—for point-to-point military transport direct from the U.S.
That's according to a research agreement between the U.S. Transportation Command and SpaceX that was obtained byThe U.S. Department of Defense has reportedly mulled using Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets for troops and cargo. Pictured, the Pentagon building, the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters , and Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX .
"For the past 75 years or so, we have been constrained to around 40,000 feet altitude and 600 miles per hour in our very fastest method of logistics delivery," said USTRANSCOM deputy commander Dee Mewbourne at the time. However, the recently-released documents go into more detail on the possibility of using SpaceX rockets as well as the associated benefits, including that it could provide faster response times than using aircraft; supportpresence in Africa; and"deter non-state actors from aggressive acts towards the United States."
Two of the objectives of the research agreement include:"Investigate the technical feasibility of using SpaceX's Starship launch system in the next five years to support DoD global logistics transportation requirements," and"project the costs of using the SpaceX Starship to deliver DoD cargo and personnel over the next 5 to 10 years and compare to current transportation capabilities.
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