Elon Musk Ready To Bet It All On BFR

Irene Klotz October 05, 2017
Credit: SpaceX Concept
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk says he has fixed a fatal flaw in the interplanetary space transportation system unveiled during last year’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC)—namely, how to pay for it. The 46-year-old tech entrepreneur now plans to phase out his company’s successful Falcon...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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