Elon Musk: “No vehicle has been made since then that can go to the moon…”

“Well, we destroyed the Saturn 5 rocket that was, that could take people to the moon and had the space shuttle which could only go to low Earth orbit. And then there really hasn't been anything to replace. No vehicle has been made since then that can go to the moon or to Mars. Until the SpaceX Starship rocket. Yeah. So can't go to Mars if you don't have the ride. So I remember you and I first met in 2013 when, when I was a brand new baby senator and I was still down in the basement office.” (13:29–13:37)

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