Musk: "Top Priority Is Developing Spacecraft for Moon and Mars Travel"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, the first private company to successfully launch a manned spacecraft, urged employees to accelerate the development of the manned spacecraft 'Starship' for lunar and Mars exploration, CNBC reported on the 7th (local time).
In an email sent to employees on the 5th, Musk stated that aside from the successful return of the recently launched 'Crew Dragon,' "SpaceX's top priority is Starship," and urged to "dramatically and immediately speed up development."
Earlier, SpaceX successfully launched the Crew Dragon carrying two NASA astronauts on the 30th of last month.
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Unlike the Crew Dragon, which has a maximum capacity of 7 people, the next-generation manned spacecraft Starship is being developed to carry 100 people to the Moon or Mars.
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