The future president of the United States, Donald Trumptraveled to Texas on Tuesday to accompany the billionaire Elon Musk to witness the sixth test launch of the spacecraft. Starship.
“Good luck to Elon Musk and the. great patriots involved in this incredible project.” Trump stated in a release the X platform.
Rocket, the largest rocket ever builttook off at 11 p.m. Spanish time from Starbase, the base of Musk’s company, located near the town of Boca Chica, very close to the Mexican border.
It will be the sixth test performed by the device, and according to Musk’s company, it has the following objectives. objective “to expand the capabilities of the spacecraft and thrusters, and move closer to reusability of the entire system online.”
Starship wants to become the first private service to reach the Moon and Mars. and establish permanent presences and colonies on those planets, a vision repeated and considered viable by the tycoon.
The also owner of Tesla has become a inseparable figure of Trumpwho has chosen him to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
He was during the campaign for the Presidency, becoming one of his main donorsand also after his victory in the November 5 elections over Democrat Kamala Harris.