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The BFR in Images: SpaceX's Giant Spaceship for Mars Colony & Beyond

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SpaceX BFR Earth Travel Launch

A giant SpaceX rocket launches from a floating platform near New York City carrying passengers bound for Shanghai in this still from a video animation depicting the potential for point-to-point travel on Earth with the massive spaceship.

(Image credit: SpaceX)

A giant SpaceX rocket launches from a floating platform near New York City carrying passengers bound for Shanghai in this still from a video animation depicting the potential for point-to-point travel on Earth with the massive spaceship.

SpaceX Mars Rocket for Earth Travel

This SpaceX still from a video animation shows potential point-to-point routes for Earth travel using the company's planned Mars rocket.

(Image credit: SpaceX)

This SpaceX still from a video animation shows potential point-to-point routes for Earth travel using the company's planned Mars rocket. Read our full story on SpaceX's point-to-point travel vision.

Mike Wall
Mike Wall
Space.com Senior Writer
Michael was a science writer for the Idaho National Laboratory and has been an intern at Wired.com, The Salinas Californian newspaper, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He has also worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.