The article discusses SpaceX's Starship, which is designed to potentially take humans back to the moon and Mars and make humans a multi-planetary species. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built and is fully reusable, making it more cost-effective for space exploration. However, SpaceX needs to deal with the FAA to get approval for launch. Despite challenges, Starship has drawn interest from private parties and has the potential to establish SpaceX as the dominant force in space exploration.
1. Humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe since the beginning of civilization.
2. Until the late 19th century, people began to take steps to explore the outside world, but the discoveries were limited to the Moon.
3. Elon Musk's Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, designed to potentially take humans back to the Moon and Mars, and turn humans into a multi-planetary species.
4. Starship could potentially provide a more cost-effective way to conduct continuous climate observations of Earth and other planets, and reduce space debris.
5. Starship will need to earn its keep in other ways before colonizing Mars becomes a reality.
6. NASA intends to use Starship as a landing vehicle on the Moon in 2021.
7. Final approval from the FAA for Starship launches could still be two to three weeks away.