Spaceflight 🚀Jun 12, 2024
The first #Starhopper flight was in 📆 2019. First #Starship landing (without #RUD 💥) 📆 2021. First #atmospheric entry 📆 2024. When do you expect the first (uncrewed) Starship #Mars 🔴 landing attempt ? 🤔
2025
1%
2027
25.3%
2029
24.2%
> 2030
49.5%
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@spaceflight launch in '27 with a 18 month trip is around '29
Jun 14, 2024 at 3:37pmWeb
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jun 14, 2024
@falken given they have the tanker ready until 2025, why shouldn't they launch to Mars ? 🤔
Show thread⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️Jun 14, 2024
@spaceflight 18 months from first landing on Earth to interplanetary cruise seems... Ambitious. Even for Space X
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jun 15, 2024
@falken been there, done that 😁 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/08/cars/spacex-tesla-mars-starman-scn-trnd/index.html
SpaceX’s Tesla roadster made its first close approach with Mars

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster made its first close approach to Mars on Wednesday. along with the dummy mannequin dubbed “Starman.” SpaceX tweeted yesterday that the vehicle came within 5 million miles of the planet.

CNN