“It will grow by at least 5 to 10 meters over time,” says Elon Musk regarding the scale of Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk takes on Twitter to reply to a Twitter user who finds the scale of SpaceX’s developed Starship to be insane.
The user shares an image that represents all the rockets of the world to scale.
“The scale of the Starship is insane and @elonmusk,” the user tweeted.
Musk responds to the post by saying, “It will grow by at least 5 to 10 meters over time.”
It will grow by at least 5 to 10 meters over time
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 29, 2022
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) extends the ground testing timeline for its Starship next-generation rocket.
Currently, SpaceX is testing Starship in its facilities in Boca Chica, and as part of these tests, the firm has launched the rocket’s Booster 7 prototype to the orbital launch pad.
This is the new prototype from SpaceX and it is one of the first that has seen its engines being tested on the launch pad as well, WCCFtech reports.
While SpaceX has fired up one of the rocket’s 33 engines, still it has to light up the remaining, after it decides to slow down testing as a result of a massive fireball that erupts at the base of the rocket earlier this year.