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Starship, a powerful rocket built by SpaceX to send people to Mars, can also play a key role in creating a permanent base on the moon. It only needs to be slightly modified for this purpose. During a Twitter discussion with Tim Dodd, the youtuber running the Everyday Astronaut channel, Elon Musk admitted that for Starship to be able to land on the moon, it would have to be adapted accordingly. Lunar Starship will be different from the one that will carry charges into Earth’s orbit, and then come back like Falcon 9. According to Elon Musk, the rocket sent to the moon will not be equipped with stabilizing engines, which will be used in orbital missions to stabilize the rocket when landing in strong winds. What’s more, if we assume that the goal of the mission is to deliver the maximum amount of charges to the surface of the Moon, then it will be necessary to remove the heat shield or flaps from Starship. Elon Musk also assumes that the first Starships that will fly to the moon w...