🚩 Retired Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast on hypersonic transport | Shawn Ryan

AIR FORCE GENERAL: STARSHIPS COULD DELIVER 100 TONS ANYWHERE ON EARTH IN UNDER AN HOUR
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Retired Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast believes SpaceX is capable of using Starship as a hypersonic transport that could revolutionize global logistics:
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"I had Gwynne Shotwell sit down with the four-star in charge of transportation command for America... you could put a hundred tons of people and equipment anywhere on the planet in less than an hour."
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The physics is proven: fly above the atmosphere where there's no air friction, cruise at Mach 20, then land. Nashville to Singapore in under an hour.
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We demonstrated this worked in the 90s during Reagan's Star Wars program.
Kwast confirms Elon's vision—Starship isn't just for Mars.
It could transform rapid global deployment.
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Imagine delivering emergency supplies or military assets anywhere on Earth faster than most people's morning commute.
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While others dream of hypersonic weapons, SpaceX is positioning to build hypersonic logistics.

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