Genius! NASA & SpaceX's huge TESTING with Astronauts on Starship Elevator...

Genius! NASA & SpaceX's huge TESTING with Astronauts on Starship Elevator...

NASA allocated $2,941,394,557 to SpaceX in 2021 to build the prototype of the lunar lander Starship. However, over the past two years, specific updates on the progress of this lunar lander have been scarce, despite NASA's goal to return astronauts to the Moon by 2026.

However, there's been a flurry of new images and updates on SpaceX's HLS Starship, with NASA revealing significant progress. In today's episode of Alpha Tech, we delve into these developments!

 SpaceX, alongside NASA astronauts, conducted a test for the SpaceX elevator meant for the Artemis Moon lander.

The Starship plays a vital role in NASA's program as one of the two commercial crew lunar landers. Despite SpaceX's demanding schedule focused on initial test launches, they are actively reassuring stakeholders about their capability to undertake more intricate missions in the future.

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock played integral roles in a recent comprehensive evaluation of a scaled model elevator designed for SpaceX’s Starship human landing system. This crucial system serves a dual purpose: ferrying astronauts from the Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit to the Moon's surface and functioning as a habitat during their approximately one-week stay. Furthermore, it facilitates their seamless return from the lunar surface to the Orion spacecraft, ensuring the operational success of the mission.