Despite being the end of Mk1, Musk says failing is actually part of the SpaceX story and model. He often talks about how SpaceX was one more failed launch away from ending the company when they successfully launched a Falcon 1 rocket in 2008 after years of testing.

SpaceX is known for building and testing rockets quickly, then learning from mistakes found along the way. As put by an article from Ars Technica, their “fail early and fail forward” strategy allows them to move quickly through the redesign and testing process, unlike other more traditional aerospace companies and services.

Currently, SpaceX is building Mk2 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where the team has already made changes based off the original Mk1 design. Back in Boca Chica, the crew is also working on the third prototype, which is expected to be the first Starship model to make it to orbit, according to Musk.

Besides the dreams of taking humans into space, NASA recently announced SpaceX is eligible to bid on proposals to make deliveries to the Moon as a part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services. According to the press release, SpaceX is proposing to send a completed Starship to the Moon for cargo missions before it begins taking humans into space.