Delhi To New York In Just 30 Mins? Elon Musk's Earth To Earth Plans Decoded

Musk plans to use Starship to reduce intra-Earth travel time. Musk has been in news since backing again since backing US President elect Donald Trump. Now that the Republican has won, Musk has got a new department to run along with Vivek Ramaswamy called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Despite his new job with Trump, Musk is keen on continuing his SpaceX expeditions.

What Is Musk's Plan?

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to use his SpaceX starship to travel from Delhi to New York in 30 minutes. If Musk is able to pull off this feat, it will decrease the travel by 22000 per cent. The mode of transportation will be SpaceX's Starship rocket, which was first proposed a decade ago, and can enable intercontinental travel at previously unheard of speeds, The Daily Mail reported . 

An X user named Alex took to the platform to write “Under Trump's FAA @SpaceX could even get Starship Earth to Earth approved in a few years-Taking people from any city to any other city on Earth under one hour”

The same user wrote a post speculating that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) might greenlight the initiative under a potential second Trump administration. Elon Musk reacted to this user and said “This is now possible.” While he plan is am

What Are The Features?

the 395 feet Starship is made of stainless steel and can carry 1000 passengers, and instead of going into space it can travel parallel to the Earth's surface in the Earth's orbit. It takes 24 minutes from LA to Toronto, 29 minutes from London to New York, 30 minutes from Delhi to San Francisco, 39 minutes from New York to Shanghai.

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