There is a prototype of the Mars-bound Starship rocket on ship 24. A wide, odd-looking hatch on the side of the ship is what was shown in a post by superfan Starship Gazer.
The side of Starship is being built. If that is what it is, the door looks caved in, not fully closed, or just broken. Some on the social networking site were nicer than others in their assessment of the picture.
Marcus House, a space news writer, said yesterday that they believe the door is a Starlink Pez dispenser. Cool shot!
Other commenters were not as generous with their guesses.
It looks broken to me, according to another person who commented on the image.
It is a huge part of the plans. The company plans to use it to establish a permanent city on Mars, as well as to vastly expand its Starlink internet service in Earth's orbit, and has locked down a contract to adapt it as a Moon lander for NASA.
The company is banking a lot on the island. According to a leaked email from CEO Musk, if the company can't get the spacecraft capable of orbital launches at a regular cadence, the entire company could face bankruptcy.
James Webb has a new image of the neighboring galaxy.
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