ThisistherocketthatSpacesixstakingitsfutureonthecorereasonthatSpace X isdoingthisisbecauseof a dreamthatElonMusksharedbackintheearlytwothousandsatthefoundingofSpaceSix.
It z enteringtheatmosphereofsomepointat 25 timesthespeedofsoundthatplowsthroughtheatmospherebuildsupallthisgasinto a superheatedlevelsthatcanvaporizesteel.
Space X isgettingaroundthisproblembytryingtogoafter a fueltankstructure, theinternalstructure, theselittleribsandslacksandthingstosupportthelargerstructuresothatitdoesn't fallinonitself.
Thatistwiceasmanyasthey'recurrentlyinspacerightnow, and I thinkthreeorfourtimesasmanyastherecurrentlyoperationaltobuildup a globalnetworkofsatellite, highspeed, lowlatencyInternetsomanytimesfasterthanyoucouldgettodayfrom A from a commercialprovider.
Buttodothat, they'regoingtoneedtolaunch a tonofthesestarlingsatellitesatonceinStarshipcouldbethevehiclebecauseit's sobigandfullyreusabletodothatatlowcostforSpacesix, wecan't thinkofStarshipjustas a rockettow.
IfSpacesixcangetgovernmentsupport, perhapsfromNASAortheDepartmentofDefensetodevelopstarship, it's gonnago a longwayintohelpingspacesgettothepointwherethissystembecomes a realitybecauseRightnow, they'rerelyingon a Japanesebillionaireandsomeoftheirownventurecapitalfundingtofundthisentiredevelopmentproject, whichtheyestimatetobebetweentwoand $10 billiontocomplete.