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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 ...
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. Block 2 Starships are designed to be compatible with Block 1 and with future Block 2 boosters. [6] As of January 2025, Block 1 vehicles have been retired, and one Block 2 ...
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]
On 16 April 2021, NASA selected only a single lander—Starship HLS—to move on to a full development contract. [19] NASA awarded a US$2.89 billion contract to SpaceX to develop the Starship HLS lander and to provide two operational lunar missions—one uncrewed demonstration mission, and one crewed lunar landing—as early as 2025.
The Block 2 version of Starship is 52.1 m (171 ft) tall, 9 m (30 ft) wide, [1] and is composed of four general sections: the engine bay, the oxygen tank, the fuel tank, and the payload bay. [2] The retired Block 1 was constructed in a similar manner, though it was only 50.3 m (165 ft) tall.
On April 16, 2021, NASA rejected Integrated Lander Vehicle and instead selected Starship HLS for crewed lunar lander development [5] plus the two lunar demonstration flights, in a contract valued at US$2.94 billion over several years. [13] [4] There were technical weaknesses identified in the Blue Origin proposal which was not selected ...
The primary answer, as the cast explained during the panel, was that many people in the initial audience simply didn’t understand Verhoeven’s vision for the film.
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]