Elon Musk’s New Inside Starship Moonbase Design Revealed…
After more than 50 years, humanity is on the brink of returning to the Moon. This time, with the innovative partnership of NASA and SpaceX, the mission extends beyond planting flags and leaving footprints. The goal is far more ambitious: to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface. What makes this mission even more remarkable is that SpaceX intends to accomplish it using only its Starship vehicle. Not only will Starship transport astronauts to the Moon, but it will also play a central role in constructing and supporting the lunar base itself. How will SpaceX bring this bold vision to life? Join me on today’s episode to find out! Only on Great SpaceX! Elon Musk’s New Inside Starship Moonbase Design Revealed… In a presentation at Starbase, Texas, Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, outlined the company’s ultimate ambition: MoonBase Alpha. This lunar base will be built using the Starship spacecraft, specifically the Human Landing System (HLS) variant. The Starship HLS is designed to ferry astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface and back again. Developed as part of NASA’s Artemis program under the Human Landing System contract, Starship HLS plays a pivotal role in NASA’s mission to land a crew on the Moon. Like its standard counterpart, the Starship HLS is 50 to 60 meters tall with a 9-meter diameter and can transport more than 100 tons to the lunar surface. Elon Musk’s New Inside Starship Moonbase Design Revealed… Equipped with six Raptor engines, the HLS variant will utilize these powerful engines during launch, landing, and ascent phases. However, the HLS differs significantly from the standard Starship in several ways. Since it does not re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, the heat shield and flight control surfaces typical of Starship are removed. This modification reduces mass, decreasing the number of refueling tanker launches required once the spacecraft reaches orbit. Additionally, without the need for reentry systems, the methane and liquid oxygen tanks can be repurposed for other functions once the spacecraft is on the Moon. Credit to : GREAT SPACEX