Musk Sets Ambitious Timelines for SpaceX Starship and Mars Plans Despite Regulatory Delays

Musk aims criticism at FAA for delays in Starship licensing

Predicts booster catch in under a year, Starship splashdown by end of 2024

Claims Starlink v3 deployment could start in about a year

Forecasts Mars landing in 3-4 years, driven by planetary alignment

Notes design similarities between Starship and ill-fated Soviet N1 rocket