According to the Korean media "The KOREA Economic Daily" reported on November 11, SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, will use LG energy solutions to solveThe battery manufactured by Plan Co., Ltd. is used for its next -generation star rocket. This is the first time that it has purchased the battery from a third -party company for a long time.
Korean media reports
Sources told the South Korea Economic Daily that this American companyRecently, a contract with LG Energy has been signed with the as much as expected to be launched in 2025.
Star Ship is a heavy -duty carrier rocket that can be reused. It is developing for Mars mission and completed the fifth test flight last month. Its designed passenger capacityIt can reach 100 people, which is about 20 times the existing rocket, which can carry an effective load of 100 tons.
SpaceX fifth test flight
The main power supply and spare power supply and energy storage system, but its supply scale and value have not been disclosed.
LG energy solution provided a battery for SpaceX spacecraft in one -time transactions.SpaceXs aircraft rely on its homemade batteries, but as the rockets transmission frequency increases, it decides to turn to high -safety batteries with longer life life for third -party manufacturers.
The South Korean Economic Daily stated that the supply contract with SpaceX will diversify the business of LG energy solutions and expand the partnership with Elon Musks company.Because in addition to SpaceX, LG also provides power batteries for Teslas electric vehicles.
This is not the first time that LG energy solutions have been involved in space technology. In 2023, it also provided batteries applied to the Aerospace in the National National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA).In 2025, it will also provide a battery for NASAs lunar anime cars.
LG is using the air business as a new growth engine. On December 7, 2023, Kim Je-Young, chief technology officer of LG Energy Solution, was held in Hainan Province, ChinaThe World New Energy Vehicle Conference stated: "By 2027, the company will develop lithium sulfur batteries for the flat flow drone and urban air traffic as part of the next -generation battery lineup.""> For cooperation with SpaceX, LG refused to comment on the grounds of confidentiality, and added that" it is impossible to confirm any content related to customers transactions. "
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