SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday explained why his company is on an aggressive timeline to develop its massive Starship rocket.
"With respect to space, I think there's really just one problem, which is a fully and rapidly reusable orbital rocket. This is the holy grail," Musk said.
Musk was speaking with Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Force's Space Pitch Day event, which is designed to give small business owners the opportunity to meet with and pitch their ideas to the service branch's acquisition team. Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Tesla Inc., speaks during an event at the SpaceX launch facility in Cameron County, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.SAN FRANCISCO — In a conversation with the top U.S. Air Force officer on space research and acquisition, SpaceX CEOon Tuesday explained why his company is on an aggressive timeline to develop a massive rocket capable of launching and landing multiple times, like an commercial aircraft.
"With respect to space, I think there's really just one problem, which is a fully and rapidly reusable orbital rocket. This is the holy grail," Musk said, speaking with Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Force's Space Pitch Day event. "SpaceX has made some progress in reusing the booster," Musk said. But that's still only part of the rocket. As Musk said, "It's absolutely profound to have a reusable rocket."
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