Billionaire Elon Musk said Earth-to-Earth space travel on his Starship rocket became possible after Donald Trump’s re-election. This is reported by the British Daily Mail.
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“According to Trump’s FAA, @SpaceX could even get approval for Starship Earth in a few years, taking people from any city to any other city on Earth in less than an hour,” the user wrote.
“Now it is possible” — Musk commented on the post.
Musk, who has contributed $130 million to Trump’s campaign, did not provide any details about when the project might come to fruition, CNBC reported.
Starship can transport passengers from London to New York in 30 minutes, from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes and from Zurich to Sydney in 50 minutes, SpaceX says.
It is true that passengers will encounter overloads during takeoff and landing. With a maximum speed of 27,000 km/h, Starship can circle the planet to Shanghai, China, in just 39 minutes. The distance of 11,897 kilometers between New York and Shanghai by commercial plane currently takes about 15 hours.
SpaceX advertises “most long-distance trips in less than 30 minutes” and anywhere on Earth in less than an hour.
“While the video shows a flawless trip from the outside, nothing is revealed about what the flight conditions might be like for passengers. Due to low gravity in orbit, passengers must be restrained in their seats and may not be able to go to the bathroom. Musk previously stated that “no bathrooms, flight area or galley will be needed” because “most flights will only last 15 to 20 minutes.” As a result, passengers may have to take a tactical bathroom break on the shuttle to avoid getting wet in space.
It should be noted that the main goal of Starship is to take people to the Moon and, ultimately, even to other planets.
