SMRTR TechOct 10, 2024BBC Science

What's next for Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket?

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SpaceX's Starship, the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever built, is preparing for its fifth test flight. The upcoming launch will focus on landing the Super Heavy booster on the launch pad for the first time. SpaceX aims to make Starship fully reusable, with plans to eventually catch both the booster and ship mid-air using the launch tower's mechanical arms. At 120 meters tall and producing 74 meganewtons of thrust, Starship dwarfs previous rockets. It's designed to carry up to 150 tonnes to low-Earth orbit and may be used for lunar missions, Mars exploration, and launching large satellites or telescopes.

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