HARVARD ECONOMIST: SPACEX STARSHIP STILL YEARS FROM READY

Sinead O'Sullivan, economist and former senior researcher at Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, cautioned that Starship development remains incomplete despite market optimism. The vehicle presents engineering challenges substantially greater than SpaceX's existing Falcon rocket, according to O'Sullivan's analysis. She discussed the program's current state and long-term viability with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick on "The Close." Meanwhile, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute released the first images of a crater left by a SpaceX rocket on the lunar surface. The impact mark appears relatively small. SpaceX has conducted multiple Starship test flights in recent months, though achieving full operational capability remains a multi-year objective. The company aims to use the vehicle for lunar missions, Mars exploration, and deep space transport.