Musk: Cautiously Optimistic About Achieving Full Reusability for Starship Next Year

BlockBeats reports that on August 23, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that building a fully reusable orbital rocket is one of the most challenging engineering problems humanity has ever faced—more difficult than landing on the moon—which is why it has yet to be solved. He expressed cautious optimism that Starship could achieve full reusability next year. Another key technology is orbital refueling, which is comparatively much simpler, and if all goes well, could also be realized next year. At that point, human consciousness and life could extend to other planets and even stars. (Jin10)