Elon Musk unveils space travel prototype

American entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled a new ‘SpaceX’ rocket designed to carry people to the Moon, Mars and around the world. The ‘SpaceX’ chief executive is building several prototypes of the starship and plans to start flying them in the coming months. Mr Musk said an upgraded version could travel to Earth's orbit in less than six months. The Mk1 version will begin high-altitude tests in coming months. Image: Getty

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