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As of January 2025, 6 Block 1 vehicles and 2 Block 2 vehicle have flown; [5] with the last Block 1 ship completing its mission in November 2024. [6] Both Starship's first and second stages are planned to be reusable, and are planned to be caught by the tower arms used to assemble the rocket at the pad. [7]
When stacked and fully fueled, Starship has a mass of approximately 5,000 t (11,000,000 lb), [c] a diameter of 9 m (30 ft) [17] and a height of 121.3 m (398 ft). [6] The rocket has been designed with the goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs; [18] it consists of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage [19] which are powered by Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines.
The Block 1 version of the booster (used through November 2024) produces a total of 73.5 MN (16,500,000 lb f) [3] just over twice that of the Saturn V first stage, [28] with this total being expected to increase to 80.8 MN (18,200,000 lb f) for Block 2 boosters and later up to 98.1 MN (22,100,000 lb f) with the Block 3 vehicle. [1]
SpaceX began construction of the next-generation launch tower at its Starbase facility in Texas in 2021. Measuring 146 metres (480 feet), it is the tallest launch tower in the world and could ...
SpaceX is set to test its massive Starship rocket next week following a successful catch of its Super Heavy booster last month, which would mark the company's fastest turnaround yet. Elon Musk ...
SpaceX hopes to deploy 10 fake satellites into orbit as part of a deployment test, while also attempting to catch the rocket’s booster at the launch tower using a ‘chopstick’ mechanism.
Starship flight test 8 was the eighth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Ship 34 and Booster 15 flew on this test flight. [2] [3] The Super Heavy Booster was successfully caught by the launch tower. During Ship 34's initial burn, four of its six engines experienced premature shutdowns that resulted in a loss of attitude control ...
The Block 1 version of the ship (used through November 2024) produces a total of 12.25 MN (2,750,000 lb f) [1] almost triple the thrust of the Saturn V second stage, with this total being expected to increase to 15.69 MN (3,530,000 lb f) for Block 2 boosters and later up to 26.48 MN (5,950,000 lb f) with the Block 3 vehicle.