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Life & fun · September 29, 2017

BFR | Earth to Earth from SpaceX

Travel anywhere on Earth in under an hour

BFR | Earth to Earth from SpaceX launched on September 29, 2017 with 7 votes, #1,102 of 3,082 launches that month.

What it does

BFR | Earth to Earth appears to be a reusable SpaceX rocket designed for international travel. Flying at 27,000 km/h the BFR can take passengers to most destinations in 30 minutes and everywhere on earth in 1hr.

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