San Francisco: Unveiling his plans for the Starship rocket, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the reusable launch system designed to take humans to the Moon, Mars and beyond could fly with crew next year. "It's the holy grail of space travel," he said, while standing beneath Starship Mk1, a prototype for the SpaceX launch system. "Starship serves as a large, long-duration spacecraft capable of carrying passengers or cargo to Earth orbit, planetary destinations, and between destinations on Earth," SpaceX said.However, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Friday reminded SpaceX that it was time to deliver the Crew Dragon spacecraft designed to fly crew to and from the International Space Station. "I am looking forward to the SpaceX announcement tomorrow," Bridenstine wrote on Twitter on Friday. NASA expects to see the same level of enthusiasm focused on the investments of the taxpayer.

Source: Economic Times September 29, 2019 14:03 UTC