I chat with Eric Berger (Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica) about SpaceX’s Starship plans for 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond.

View episode 310, my previous interview with Eric Berger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF_oEvjm1XQ

Eric Berger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace

Liftoff book, https://www.harpercollins.com/products/liftoff-eric-berger

ArsTechnica, https://arstechnica.com/author/ericberger/

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:22 - Starbase at frantic pace. What’s going on?

04:47 - FAA approval required for Super Heavy launch

06:48 - FAA approval process and requirements

09:48 - Plan for first Super Heavy launch

10:35 - Space Plans for 2022

13:40 - When does SpaceX start testing orbital refueling

15:25 - Possible 2023 SpaceX plans, lunar landing

17:15 - NASA moon mission milestones

20:20 - Dear Moon Mission

21:45 - Mars launch windows. 2022?

22:50 - 2024 unscrewed mission to Mars?

25:50 - Chances of Elon Musk sending Cybertruck to Marks in 2024?

27:00 - Possibility of SpaceX sending humans to Mars in 2026?

28:40 - Relativity Space - 2nd to SpaceX

30:40 - Tim Dodd’s Everyday Astronaut’s interview with Elon Musk

35:15 - SpaceX future business opportunities. Space-based solar power. Near-earth asteroid mining.

40:28 - Elon Musk focus on SpaceX vs other companies (Tesla, Neuralink, Boring Company, etc)

43:20 - Starlink IPO

51:00 - SpaceX resources, NASASpaceFlight.com

52:20 - Conclusion. Significance of SpaceX.

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