Everyone agrees, the worst part of long-haul travel is the time it takes to get from one place to another.
In Elon Musk's update of SpaceX's Mars plans at the International Astronautical Conference on Friday, he unveiled the company's plans for the BFR — its largest vehicle yet.
While the BFR's primary goal is to get to Mars and the Moon, Musk explored the possibility of being able to use the vehicle to get around the world really, really fast.
A trip from Hong Kong to Singapore would take 22 minutes, compared to the 4 hours it currently takes on a plane. The time savings, according to SpaceX's slightly tearjerking video, seem to get exponentially higher the longer you travel. Read more...
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