SpaceX president, Gwynne Shotwell, also said that the Starship has the capabilities to pick up space junk that is currently orbiting our planet. The fairing door can close right before the Starship comes back down to Earth as confirmed by the SpaceX users' guide about the rocket system. Energy companies have so far introduced an impressive level of innovation that has already enabled millions to connect to electricity for the first time in their lives.The fairing door is able to open by itself when reaching a certain orbit, which then a spacecraft can deploy itself. SpaceX has reached an important milestone this week, and is working on the next ideas and breakthrough technologies that will make the next step possible. To achieve such ambitious goals, one solution is not enough, but a continuous sequence of inventions and innovations is needed. Every achievement and success are another milestone. In both cases, we are at a much better point today than we were 10 years ago, but the ultimate goal is still far away. So is the way to connect all people on earth to electricity. The road to commercial flights to space is still a long way off. Only by delivering exceptionally cheap energy solutions can we provide value to a wide-scale of customers, and take one more step toward meeting our goal. Affordability makes the solution accessible and sustainable, and the sector would not be operating without it. In the energy field in Africa, although being very affordable, the principle is similar. Only by drastically cutting costs, could the company provide NASA with an efficient service. For many years, the engineering team worked to do the impossible, and land the missile safely, so it can be reused. Musk and SpaceX realized that the biggest obstacle to providing NASA with a commercial solution was the huge cost of each launch, due to the method used so far, with the launching rocket carrying the spacecraft to the boundary of the atmosphere dropping to the sea, with no reusability. Cross-sector collaborations (such as NASA-Space x, or PPP’s) take advantage of each side, maximizing the chances of a project’s success.Įven for space travel, affordability is THE gamechanger. To achieve such extraordinary achievements, there must be a collaboration between the innovation and creativity of a private company and the spirit and budgets of a government. Until then, space missions are an important national interest for different countries, allowing for scientific and technological advancement, as well as prestige.
It will take some time before we see commercial flights to outer space. Despite all the advantages of private companies, the importance of governments must not be forgotten. Nevertheless, private-government cooperation is essential to scale. To do so, there is a substantial need for breakthrough ideas, risk-taking, and belief in innovative models and technologies, that only private companies can demonstrate. With hundreds of millions living without electricity, we must demonstrate groundbreaking, efficient, and affordable innovation. This is especially true for the energy sector. The ability to take such risks is reserved almost exclusively to private companies led by visionary founders. SpaceX’s tremendous success stems from its immense engineering capabilities, but also from the company’s impressive ability to encourage breakthrough ideas and disruptive technologies, and embark on a decades-long journey to develop them. Despite huge budgets and the most advanced human capital, “crazy” projects, such as the re-use of the launching missile, did not come to fruition. For many years, the mission of launching astronauts was the exclusive property of the US National Space Agency (NASA).
The most efficient, affordable, and breakthrough solutions will always come from the private sector. For both solar and space, the sky should not be the limit - but a phase on the path for greatness. Just like Musk and the SpaceX team, we must adhere to our goal and belief, and work continuously to succeed. Connecting hundreds of millions of people to electricity for the first time may also sound like an unreachable goal.
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