‘This is now possible’
Elon Musk has claimed it could soon be possible to travel between any two cities in the world in under an hour.
Along with being the CEO of Tesla and owner of social media site X (formerly known as Twitter), Musk is also the founder of space technology company SpaceX.
The company has made huge advancements in rocket and spaceflight tech since it was founded in 2002, including developing the most powerful rocket on earth called ‘Starship.’
Along with obviously being used to explore the stars, it seems like the rocket could also be used for travel down here on Earth.
According to SpaceX, the rocket will be able to hold 1,000 passengers and will be capable of flying anywhere on the planet in under an hour.
The company claims most journeys will actually be even shorter, clocking in at under 30 minutes.
In a post on X, one user shared a promo video demonstrating how the travel would work.
Passengers would get on a boat to go to a platform in the sea, where the rocket would be ready to take off.
The X user who shared the video said that Starship travel could be approved “in a few years” thanks to Trump’s presidential victory.
Replying under the video, Musk wrote: “This is now possible.”
The rocket could reach speeds of up to 27,000 km/h. For context, the fastest commercial airliners currently hit speeds of around 1,000 km/h.
SpaceX has actually published some examples of journeys it believes Starship could complete, and the how long they would take.
This includes being able to do London to New York, a distance of 5,555km, in just 29 minutes, and completing the 9,648km between London and Hong Kong in 34 minutes.
You can find the full list of journey times here.
