SpaceX successfully test launches, Trump says Musk vows to launch rocket to Mars in his second term

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he planned to stimulate economic growth and appointed Musk as the "cost-cutting secretary." Trump also mentioned revitalizing the U.S.'s space power, and Musk He promised to launch a rocket to Mars before the end of his "second term".

Trump says Musk will be 'cost-cutting secretary'

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he plans to stimulate economic growth, bring more companies to the United States, bring manufacturing back to the United States, and create more jobs.

When asked about the debt issue, he mentioned Elon Musk, saying that he is a successful businessman who is good at cutting costs. Trump mentioned that Musk hopes to be in charge of cost cutting positions, and he promised to be in charge of cutting costs in the future. Cutting costs without affecting anyone, Trump is expected to give Musk the new position of "cost-cutting secretary" instead of a traditional cabinet.

He also mentioned Musk's vow to launch a rocket to Mars before the end of his "second term" and emphasized the need to revitalize U.S. space power.

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In an unprecedented feat, SpaceX uses a robotic arm to grab a descending rocket

Musk changed the avatar of his X account again yesterday, from Starship Flight 5 to Starship Launch Tower Mechazilla.

Musk's space exploration company SpaceX launched a huge super-heavy Starship rocket in an unmanned test flight on Sunday (10/13), and used a giant Mechazilla robotic arm to successfully clamp the super-heavy rocket back to the ground. Super Heavy.

Super Heavy is the first stage thruster of its Starship system. It is 230 feet tall (about 23 stories high) and equipped with up to 33 Raptor engines, responsible for launching the starship into orbit. This successful recovery of the Super Heavy thruster symbolizes an important step taken by SpaceX in achieving rapid reuse of rockets.

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