Elon Musk, billionaire owner of Tesla, is one of the names most interested in making space colonization happen, and that's why he created the SpaceX. Through it, Musk intends to launch rockets and carry out studies on going into space. Thus, Space X developed the Starship, which is a giant rocket that brings the hope of taking man to Mars. Last Thursday (10), Musk shook the world by stating that in 2022 the Starship will enter orbit.
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This information comes shortly after a series of tests carried out with the prototypes of starships that managed to perform preliminary flights, but at low altitude. However, according to Musk, the moment is confident in the possibility of putting the rocket into orbit later this year.
The biggest rocket ever built
Together with the Super Heavy, the Starship reaches the status of the biggest rocket ever built, even bigger than the one that took men to the Moon. In this case, the Saturn V, the rocket responsible for the mission to the Moon, was 111 meters high, while the Starship will measure 119 meters.
In addition, the Starship is also intended to be more powerful than any other rocket, being twice as powerful as the Saturn V. That's because it will feature a two-element system: the Super Heavy and the starship at the top. Including, Musk has been highlighting that the entire structure of the rocket is being made using reusable materials. Not to mention that the prediction is that the Starship will be able to supply during the period in which it is in orbit.
impressive numbers
SpaceX guarantees that with the Super Heavy system, which can be reused, it would be possible to send a rocket into space every six or eight hours. And all this being able to transport up to 150 tons in orbit, with a very low cost price. After all, Musk claims that the cost of sending these rockets could be around a million dollars a year. With that, it is believed that the dream of colonizing Mars may be much closer than many imagine.
