The Defense Department thinks SpaceX’s Starship may someday help move cargo around the world quickly and safely.
Someday, instead of a U.S. military ship or a humanitarian organization’s truck, a SpaceX Starship might be the first vehicle to bring help to people suffering amid disasters, conflicts or other crises around the world. The Department of Defense says the commercial space company’s spacecraft, which is in development at its Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach, eventually could carry out some of its most complex missions moving tons of cargo around the globe quickly and safely.
SpaceX: Pentagon wants its own Starship fleet for special missions The Space Force’s Assured Access to Space office oversees the program, which has offices across the Air Force and the U.S. Transportation Command, the military organization responsible for moving military people and gear. Brown sees parallels in the project with the earliest days of aviation.
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