Topline SpaceX chief Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that Europe must aim higher with its rocket technology or risk becoming obsolete as the company continues to outcompete European companies, with Musk saying that SpaceX will be landing rockets and establishing a base on Mars “well before” Europe even begins to look into producing competitive rocketry. Elon Musk said Europe is aiming low on rocket tech. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts The Tesla executive said “SpaceX will be landing Starships (a term for the company’s rockets) on Mars well before 2030,” responding to an Ars Technica report about Europe only beginning to study competing technology from 2030. By that time, Musk said SpaceX would be focusing on the “hard threshold” of making its Martian base self-sustaining. In the tweet thread, Musk said European rocket efforts are “aiming too low”, stating that only “rockets that are fully & rapidly reusable” are going to be competitive. “Everything else will seem like a cloth biplane in the age of jets,” Musk said. Three of SpaceX’s most recent reusable… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Be Landing Rockets On Mars ‘Well Before 2030’, Says Europe Is Aiming Low
