Elon Musk shows off colossal tool that will be used to build SpaceX’s ‘Big F*cking Rocket’
It wasn't that long ago that SpaceX launched its massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the very first time, exceeding all expectations and accomplishing just about ever goal that the company had for its maiden voyage, but it's never too early to look into the future. Elon Musk is doing just that by teasing an incredibly early look at the company's even larger hardware. The BFR is a still-in-planning interplanetary rocket platform that dwarfs the Falcon 9 in every respect, and now we have a good idea of just how large it really is.
Musk posted a new photos on Instagram of a massive metal cylinder that he describes as the "main body tool for the BFR interplanetary spaceship." A Tesla Model 3 is parked alongside it for a sense of scale, and as you can see from the photo the tool is incredibly huge.
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