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SpaceX Discusses Potential Earth-to-Earth Travel Services

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Gwynne Shotwell suggested that Earth-to-Earth services could begin using SpaceX's Starship rocket. This concept involves brief suborbital trips between distant cities, such as a roughly 30-minute hop from Tokyo to New York. Elon Musk first introduced the idea in 2017, framing it as a byproduct of the company's Moon and Mars ambitions.

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The service, if realized, could potentially link any two points on Earth in under an hour. Elon Musk previously stated the cost per seat could be comparable to a full-fare economy airline ticket. However, reports note that commercial service is years away due to safety, regulatory, and environmental hurdles.

From ibtimes.com.au

Who's involved

  • Gwynne ShotwellExecutive leading operations and investor relations at SpaceX.
  • SpaceXAmerican private aerospace company developing the Starship rocket.
  • Elon MuskBusinessman who first publicly laid out the concept of Earth-to-Earth travel in 2017.

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