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21 Oct. 05:49

Elon Musk: Starship Will Reach the Moon Before China

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk stated that the company’s next-generation spacecraft, Starship, is on track to reach the Moon before China’s planned mission. Posting on X, Musk noted that SpaceX is progressing “at lightning speed” compared to the rest of the space industry.

He expects Starship to carry out a crewed lunar mission under NASA’s Artemis program by 2027, with certification for human flights anticipated as early as next year. The launch system, consisting of Starship and the massive Super Heavy booster, surpasses NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) in power and stands over 120 meters tall — making it the largest rocket ever developed.

While China targets a manned Moon landing by 2030, Musk believes SpaceX will beat them to it.

So far, Starship has completed 11 orbital launches, though nearly half ended in failure. Still, Musk remains confident that his spacecraft will mark the beginning of a new chapter in lunar exploration.

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Turkmenistan commissions a new gas well in Lebap region

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A new natural gas well, “Hazarly–2,” has been officially put into operation in the Lebap region of Turkmenistan. The well was drilled by specialists from the “Marynebitgazgözleg” exploration expedition under the state concern “Türkmengeologiýa” and has been handed over for operation to the “Lebapgazçykaryş” production directorate.

The facility is located at the Hazarly site near the Bovrideshik gas field and has become the first well in this area of Turkmenistan to reach industrial-scale production. This development marks an important step in strengthening the country’s gas sector.

The daily output of the new well reaches approximately 120,000 cubic meters of natural gas, contributing to the steady growth of gas production in Turkmenistan.

Over the first eleven months of the year, the workforce of “Lebapgazçykaryş” exceeded its production targets by more than 1%, extracting over 8.516 billion cubic meters of gas. By the end of the year, Turkmenistan plans to increase this figure to 9.3 billion cubic meters.

In addition, 28,039 tons of associated gas condensate were produced, surpassing the planned volume by 2,235 tons. Increased production has also boosted Turkmenistan’s export performance, with gas exports exceeding planned levels by nearly 41%, resulting in an additional 1.38 billion cubic meters supplied to foreign markets.

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 20.908 billion cubic meters of hydrocarbon resources have been extracted from the subsurface of Turkmenistan.