Starship towers above NASA’s other large rockets. Starship is 394 feet tall, compared to the 363 feet of the Saturn V and 365 feet of the SLS. (Image: SpaceX)
The Starship spacecraft, which is scheduled for its second attempt at launch, is SpaceX’s most ambitious rocket ever, with six engines—three Raptor engines and three Raptor Vacuum (RVAC) engines. Here’s how it compares to rockets of the past.
SpaceX, the spacecraft maker owned by Elon Musk, is all set for a second attempt at launching its Starship rocket, considered the world’s most powerful spacecraft – capable of carrying astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. is capable of.
How is Starship different from previous SpaceX rockets?
The Starship spacecraft is SpaceX’s most ambitious rocket to date, with six engines – three Raptor engines and three Raptor Vacuum (RVAC) engines. The ‘Super Heavy’, which is the first stage or booster of the Starship Launch System, has 33 Raptor engines on board. Starship is reportedly even bigger than NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, which has been in development for a decade. Ergo, combined, the rocket is a two-part system consisting of the Super Heavy Booster and the starship itself.
Starship is so powerful that it generates twice the thrust of the Saturn V, which carried astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo missions. Collectively, the Starships generate 17 million pounds of thrust.
According to SpaceX, the Starship is 120 meters long, has a diameter of 9 meters, and has a payload capacity of 100-150 tons, which is fully reusable. In addition, the Raptor engines used in Starship use a reusable methane–oxygen staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship systems and produces twice the thrust of the Falcon 9 Merlin engines.
Starship also soars atop NASA’s other large rockets. Starship is 394 feet tall, compared to the 363 feet of the Saturn V and 365 feet of the SLS.
When it comes to onboarding astronauts, Starship is capable of hosting more than 100 people on long interplanetary flights, and according to SpaceX, the rocket will also help deliver point-to-point transport and, most importantly, Will help establish a base on the Moon. and other planets like Mars.
In addition, NASA’s Artemis mission will see both SLS and Starship working together to facilitate the Artemis mission.
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