Elon Musk's Starship: Redefining space exploration and sustainability

The dynamic nature of Elon Musk is remarkable and ever expanding, one of the most important aerospace engineers in the modern world who first started off his career in 1995 with the launch of Zip2 which he co-founded with his brother.

- NATHAN DARREN MANUK & ANWESHA GHOSH

Zip2 Corp carried out work in relation to online city travel that facilitated transportation; essentially an online city guide for newspapers which included maps, yellow pages, etc. Elon founded SpaceX way back in 2002, his inspiration in aerospace dynamics and science came from his childhood fascination for science, physics and fiction. His desire to learn, adding a new perspective to space exploration, creating a highly effective reusable launch system, and—above all—the "Colonisation of Mars" have all seemed to be the driving forces behind his entire motivation since the start of his professional career.

The Starship project led by SpaceX is aiming to develop the world's most powerful rocket to carry large payloads and/or humans to Mars, the moon and potentially beyond. The rockets have the facilities to be able to 'relaunch' and are designed to be reusable in nature. The Starship spacecraft is primarily made up of stainless steel and because of its excellent resistance to heat; makes it ideal for re-entry.