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SpaceX Starship: The Continued Evolution of the Big Falcon Rocket – NASASpaceflight.com

Since 2012, SpaceX has been working on a reusable rocket family, now called Starship, that…

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Since 2012, SpaceX has been working on a reusable rocket family, now called Starship, that will eventually replace its workhorse Falcon 9 family.  Its design has evolved into a rocket possibly unprecedented in its ambition, being even larger than the venerable Saturn V rocket, but with far more uses.  At launch, it will be the worlds largest launch vehicle and mass 5000 tonnes, more than eight times the worlds largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380.
Pushing it off the pad will be 28 Raptor engines…

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