Success! SpaceX lands Mars rocket prototype for the first time
SpaceX just launched another test flight of an early Mars rocket prototype at its South Texas facility, sending the towering silver vehicle soaring up to about six miles above Earth, then putting it through a series of aerial acrobatics before re-lighting its engines and landing it upright back on a landing pad.
Treetopflyer13 3 year ago
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Treetopflyer13 3 year ago
Just to clarify; final configuration StarShip (S/N 20) will have 6 Raptor Engines, 3 Sea Level and 3 Optimized for Space, SuperHeavy (S/N 3) will have 28 Sea Level Raptor Engines, both currently in production. StarShip alone will be capable point to point travel anywhere on planet Earth in under an hour. Escaping Earth's gravity for the Moon and beyond requires a boost from SuperHeavy, together, they will be the most powerful rocket ever built.