Recently, Elon Musk has shared that SpaceX’s Starship rocket could allow passengers to travel between major cities in less than an hour. This idea has grabbed a lot of attention after Elon Musk responded to a video on X on 6th November. This repost suggested that SpaceX might get Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Earth-to-Earth Starship flights in the next U.S. presidential term. Musk wrote, “This is now possible.”
Elon Musk's company SpaceX's ambitious project "Starship Earth-to-Earth" can turn into reality. This project promises to enable the passengers to travel around the world in just an hour. This idea involves the concept of traveling in a low Earth orbit.
This plan is expected to get administrative approval after the formation of the new government under the leadership of Donald Trump in the US next year.
Recently, Musk shared a video on X (formerly Twitter), in which he said that in the future this mission will be able to transport people from any city in the world to any other city in less than an hour.
Here’s a list of travelling durations:
- London to New York: 29 minutes
- Los Angeles to Toronto: 24 minutes
- Paris to New York: 30 minutes
- Delhi to San Francisco: 30 minutes (currently it takes 15 hours)
- New York to Shanghai: 39 minutes (current time 14 hrs 50 mins)
for this plan. This 395-foot-tall Starship is made up of stainless steel and can carry up to 1,000 passengers. As per the idea, the Starship spacecraft will enter the space by flying above the Earth's atmosphere, following which, it will be able to land safely at the destination.
SpaceX has also recently tested the spacecraft by making it land at a specific location on Earth. Donald Trump and his administration are going to work towards reforming the bureaucracy which will eventually benefit Musk's companies SpaceX, Tesla and Spacelink. The Trump administration is focusing on eliminating red tape and wasteful expenditure.
Musk's plan promises to make transportation around the world not only faster, but also more convenient. This innovative idea will take existing international flights in a new direction.
Elon Musk's Starship project can revolutionize the concept of connecting the world. It will also save time and energy. It gives an idea of the future of transportation, where people will be able to travel from one country to another in just an hour.
Although SpaceX had introduced this idea nearly about a decade ago, but improvements in Starship technology and regulatory frameworks has bring this vision closer to the reality.