Elon Musk unveils new stainless-steel 'Starship' prototype

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled SpaceX's "Starship" prototype over the weekend. Its purpose? To launch humans to the moon — and even to Mars. Musk said his newest stainless-steel spaceship could go to orbit as early as next year. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.

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[drewhawkins]

A 1949 book called Project Mars had a Martian leader name "Elon." mind blowing really

[tma]

Bill didn't emphasize enough that this is just an engineering test article - no one will be flying in it. This is meant to be a throwaway prototype to learn how to land and test their aerodynamic models - hence why it looks so rickety (they literally employed a water tower construction company).

That will be version 4 or 5 which will be works of art in comparison.

[patrickmike]

Stainless steel. Delorean and Doc Brown really were onto something

[diegokiwi]

Can aliens be giving Elon Musk plans on rockets?
Ancient astronaut theorists say yes.

[jomolololo]

Elon made rockets be able to land back on earth, something only seen in cartoons, haters could never take that away from him, thats history.

[jmknmecrzy]

It's not heavier at cryo temperatures it's lighter and stronger than carbon fiber composite and aluminum zirconium alloys. It can also take more heat by almost 3 times than other materials.

[johntheux]

It's not the fuel or the engines that really matters but the fact that it can be refilled in orbit or on mars.

[mr.wisdom]

It looks like something you buy at adam and eve

[mr.wisdom]

Reminds me of that movie with Billy bob Thornton he played a farmer that built a rocket lol

[t_money_third]

Now I'm gonna listen to the song starships

[tpstrat]

i have to say that after following this for a while from "non-official" news sources, these were pretty good questions and got right to the point. Good job, CBS

[solitus]

Maybe it can go to the Moon first just like the Apollo. Hahahaha

[redjackal]

Hopefully Elon Musk can capture and bring back an alien 👽

[OFFRoadWheels]

See what money can due when your not spending it on houses and car stuff like that we need a nether big tech boom like when light an AC an DC was invited.

[SKYENET-zycn]

Public- smokes weed they get the munchies.

Elon- smokes weed and builds a star ship.😁

[richardb]

How do we get thru the Van Allen Radiation Belt ?

[Mr.Roncharles]

I think this is really cool. But where does all the money come from. Just asking.

[Thelongmanable]

*_Good thing we live under Amish rule so this 1950s design spaceship can take flight!!_*

[HustleWorldEnt]

It's a space silo, I think it holds corn! 🤣🤣🌽🚜

[NextGenNative]

This is what we should be doing to advance humanity not wasting time on stupid Hollywood movies athletes or the terrible pop music of this new generation love