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Elon Musk wants to build offshore ports for SpaceX rocket ships

2019-11-12 5 Dailymotion

HAWTHRONE, CALIFORNIA — SpaceX is developing Starships, reusable rocket systems that will be used for fast travelling and space exploration.<br /><br />According to SpaceX, Starship's first stage booster named Super Heavy features 37 Raptor engines that will make Starships the most powerful launch systems ever built.<br /><br />Super Heavy is designed to separate from Starship and land itself while the spacecraft continues on its trajectory with its six Raptor thrusters.<br /><br />The Super Heavy booster and Starship will both be capable of reentry and reuse.<br /><br />SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told Space.com that the design utilizes 301 stainless steel because it is cost effective and resilient to the heat of atmospheric reentry.<br /><br />SpaceX claims that Starships will be fast enough to go between anywhere on Earth in less than an hour.<br /><br />Musk tweeted in June that a Starship will carry one hundred passengers in its cabin and up to a thousand when using its cargo hold.

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