SpaceX's new Starship Mk 1 rocket ship is part of a larger effort to create a launch system that'd take dozens of people to Mars at a time.
SpaceX is developing a stainless-steel Mars rocket system at its private launch site in South Texas. On Friday, SpaceX mated the lower and upper sections of Starship Mk 1 — a 164-foot-tall prototype — for the first time. The vehicle is a follow-up to a shorter and stubbier prototype called Starhopper. Photos and videos show the new rocket ship's final assembly."Starship will allow us to inhabit other worlds," company founder Elon Musk tweeted after the vehicle was mated.
SpaceX is developing a stainless-steel Mars rocket system at its private launch site in South Texas. On Friday, SpaceX mated the lower and upper sections of Starship Mk 1 — a 164-foot-tall prototype — for the first time. The vehicle is a follow-up to a shorter and stubbier prototype called Starhopper. Photos and videos show the new rocket ship's final assembly."Starship will allow us to inhabit other worlds," company founder Elon Musk tweeted after the vehicle was mated.
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