Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has shown the tower that will launch - and catch - the company's Mars-bound Starship rocket.
The structure, which is being built at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas, will include chopstick-like arms that will be used to cradle the rocket's booster back into place after sending the second stage into orbit.
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 6, 2018, on its demonstration mission. - The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla roadster to an orbit near Mars. Screams and cheers erupted at Cape Canaveral, Florida as the massive rocket fired its 27 engines and rumbled into the blue sky over the same NASA launchpad that served as a base for the US missions to Moon four decades ago.
SpaceX Starship Launch and Catch Tower
Elon Musk posted a video on Twitter that shows a drone shot of SpaceX's Starship Launch and Catch tower, which will be used in the company's future mission. The establishing view of the launch tower may reveal or hint at something brewing behind it, which may be the Starship's next mission.
CNet said the mission's timing is uncertain, mainly because the FAA has yet to reveal any license approval information the business needs for its testing and other activities.
SpaceX is just waiting for the regulatory body's environmental evaluation for its future mission, testing the Starship's capabilities for a launch and landing maneuver.
Starship launch & catch tower pic.twitter.com/5mLIQwwu0k
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 9, 2022
Apart from Starship testing after receiving the necessary license, SpaceX still has a lot of flights to launch this year, especially because it wants to break its previous record for the number of missions launched in 2021. Other launches collaborate with private enterprises and other countries, including Starlink and Commercial Crew flights.
SpaceX will have a busy year in 2022, especially if Starship is approved.
Within the next 10 weeks, the first orbital launch of a Starship rocket will take place, with the spacecraft taking off from Starbase and landing off the coast of Hawaii after a 90-minute voyage.
Independent said SpaceX intends to mass-produce Starship rockets after completion of research and testing. The ultimate objective is to employ a fleet of next-generation rockets to establish a permanent human colony on Mars.
SpaceX Starship's Launch, Land, Repeat Experiment
SpaceX is also contemplating making a "Launch, Land, Repeat" experiment with the Starship, which will be similar to the Falcon and Dragon spacecraft's reusable missions. Musk's business was one of the first to develop reusable spaceship technology, which is critical in our contemporary generation because resources are few.
Yup, that’s the plan!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2021
The SpaceX CEO and creator have acknowledged a video from the Twitter social media network. The post depicts the future Starship and Super Heavy Booster rocket for when it comes to using it. Elon Musk stated that the film shows SpaceX's strategy for using the tandem of these massive ships.
The film focuses heavily on the motions of the rockets as they launch and return to the surface, with a strong emphasis on reusability.
The movie depicts how Mechazilla would assist in launching both spacecraft and catch them on either side: the Super Heavy on one side and the Starship on the other, before bringing them around the other side and stacking them for their next mission.
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