Militarized SpaceX Starships may really arrive based on leaked documents. But, the advanced reusable rockets will not be used by Pentagon or the U.S. military in a way that is harmful.
In this NASA handout image, A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen in this false color infrared exposure as it is launched on NASAs SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard.
Instead of modifying them as dangerous war weapons, the leaked files of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) revealed that Pentagon might utilize the giant Starship spacecraft to deliver essential military supplies.
"USTRANSCOM Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 20-002 was established between the Command and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)," stated in the USTRANSCOM document, which was first acquired by The Intercept.
Militarized SpaceX Starships To Be Used by U.S. Military?
According to Drive Tesla Canada, the USTRANSCOM documents revealed how Pentagon would implement a fleet of militarized SpaceX Starship rockets.
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 6, 2018, on its demonstration mission.
One of these is using the giant spacecraft as an alternative logistics delivery in the Pacific. Experts stated that this plan Pentagon hints that there will be altercations with China.
The second one focuses on using SpaceX's reusable rockets to deliver Air Force deployable air base systems. This means that Starships will be used to lift off vehicles, construction equipment, etc.
The most intriguing one is using SpaceX's Starships as a "rapid theater direct delivery." Pentagon explained that it might use the giant spacecraft to deliver goods directly from the United States to a bare African base.
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Thousands of SpaceX Starships To Arrive
Recently, Tech Times reported that Elon Musk wants to build more than 1,000 SpaceX Starships. The billionaire explained that more of these reusable giant rockets could actually help bring humans to the Red Planet faster and more efficiently.
"Build 1000+ Starships to transport life to Mars. Basically, (very) modern Noah's Arks," said Musk via his official Twitter account.
Elon's viral tweet generated more than 10,000 likes and 800 retweets. In the comment section, one of his fans said that Starship is actually the modern version of Noah's Ark.
Previously, the SpaceX Falcon 9 trio launches concerned environmental experts.
On the other hand, the SpaceX Cargo Dragon delay was believed to be caused by a rare spacecraft leak.
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