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SPACEX: Starship ready to take humanity’s first permanent step beyond Earth • Starship is designed to establish a permanent human presence beyond Earth, including lunar and planetary outposts; • Chosen for NASA’s Artemis program, it will land the first astronauts on the Moon in over 50 years; • Single Starship has over 600 m³ of pressurized volume, dual airlocks, and can land up to 100 tons of cargo; • SpaceX is self-funding >90% of Starship development, including production, test, and launch infrastructure; • Core Starship system has completed numerous test milestones, including multiple flights, propellant transfers in space, and engine relights; • HLS (Human Landing System) team has completed 49 milestones, including life support, landing software, Raptor engine tests, and EVA elevator/airlock demos; • Next major steps: long-duration flight test and on-orbit propellant transfer to enable Artemis lunar mission architecture; • Starship V3 equipped with docking ports, DragonEye sensors, and on-orbit refueling capabilities; • NASA selected Starship for Artemis III and IV missions, ensuring a permanent return to the Moon; • Starship enables a sustainable, reusable, cost-effective path for frequent lunar missions and future Mars exploration