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The Starship Human Landing System program includes the development and operational use of several Starship spacecraft variants by SpaceX, including the Starship HLS ship—optimized to operate on and in the vicinity of the Moon—as well as a Starship depot that will store propellant in Earth orbit, and the Starship tanker designed to fly multiple trips to orbit from Earth's surface to ...
The Starship HLS is a modified configuration of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, optimized to operate on and around the Moon. As a result, the heat shield and flight control surfaces — parts of the main Starship design needed for atmospheric re-entry — are not included in Starship HLS. The entire spacecraft will land on the Moon and will then ...
A similar test occurred during Starship's third test flight, though the transfer during that test was between two tanks on the same vehicle. [2] The ability to refuel a Starship in low orbit is critical for the Artemis program, [3] as Starship HLS requires approximately ten tanker launches to reach the lunar surface. [1]
Follow The Post’s live updates and watch live video as Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch its Starship rocket ... SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket launched for its latest test flight at 5 p ...
There are three versions of Starship: Block 1, (also known as Starship 1, Version 1, or V1) which is retired, Block 2, which first flew in Starship flight test 7, and Block 3, which is still in development. As of September 2024, vehicles of different versions are expected to be integrated and flown together. [5]
In a big first, Starship will also attempt to deploy 10 satellite “simulators,” SpaceX said, that will be “similar in size and weight” to the company’s next generation of Starlink ...
No information yet about timings, though the SpaceX livestream is showing the same time: 7am local central time. Elon Musk tweets about free speech as public waits for news on Starship launch
[3] [4] Starship is the latest project in SpaceX's reusable launch system development program and plan to colonize Mars. [ 5 ] There are three versions of Starship: Block 1 (also known as Version 1 or V1), Block 2 , and Block 3 , the proposed variants include a depot , Starship HLS , and Starship Crew.