Elon Musk shows off mighty rocket designed to carry astronauts to Mars (Metro)

Elon Musk has officially unveiled a new spacecraft designed to carry humans to Mars.

Yesterday, he showed off the latest prototype of Starship – a Mk1 version of the rocket that will undergo testing within the next one or two months.

The 50 metre-tall Starship will one day fly atop a booster called the Super Heavy and take astronauts to the moon as well as the Red Planet.

Musk hopes to send a Mk3 version of Starship into space next year, propelled by the mega-powerful Super Heavy. Read more

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