BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 22:21:00
Elon musk, the company's ceo, set expectations low. just getting the rocket off the ground was a major milestone. he tweeted. .. the plan is to land people on the moon in a joint mission with nasser and then go to mars. it is radically different from other rockets. this is the starship launch system. it stands 120 metres tall, that's nearly 400 feet. it has to main parts. at the bottom is the superheavy booster which has a huge number of engines, 33 of them. above this is a spacecraft. this can carry cargo or crew. spacex says up to 100 people. both components will be fully reusable. explosion...