According to current plans, Elon Musk's SpaceX is going to send people to the moon in 2023. A little earlier, the head of this private space agency promised a manned in 2025. In the artist's image of the company, we have already seen how Elon Musk envisions a human colony on Mars. How will it look in the case of the Moon? The answer to this question can be found in the latest Mask on his Twitter feed. The SpaceX Starship, in all its shiny stainless steel glory, parked confidently on the lunar surface.
By the way, the previous image of Starship on Mars has been changed. Starship textures have been replaced with current ones. Previously, the body of the rocket was drawn in accordance with the previous concept - as if it were made of carbon fiber. An updated image of the Martian settlement and spaceport leaves no doubt that people will fly to the Red Planet in a rocket from .
Returning to the Moon, Musk was asked about the possible safe landing of Starship on the uneven surface of this natural satellite of the Earth. Musk confidently replied that it would be so and illustrated the answer with the picture above. Meanwhile, the flight planned for 2023 with the participation of the Starship carrier to the Moon does not provide for the direct landing of the launch vehicle on its surface.
However, the Starship rocket itself is still in the early stages of development. In early April, the Starship prototype is a Starhopper mockup for - just got off the ground and then on a leash. Before sending a Starship to the Moon, not to mention an expedition to Mars, it is necessary to do such an enormous amount of work that it is hard to believe in all these activities. But in fantasy, nothing prevents you from imagining how it will be. And if presented, then he has already taken the first step in the right direction. So let's get there!
Source: 3dnews.ru