Starship upper stage
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The Starship upper stage is the fully reusable spacecraft component of SpaceX’s Starship launch system, designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Starship upper stage canonical | 2 |
| SpaceX Starship upper stage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1666813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Starship upper stage Context triple: [Starship, secondStage, Starship upper stage]
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Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
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Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
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Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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Super Heavy booster
The Super Heavy booster is SpaceX’s massive first-stage rocket designed to provide the primary lift for the fully reusable Starship launch system.
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Saturn V S-II second stage
The Saturn V S-II second stage was the liquid hydrogen–fueled second stage of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket, providing the crucial mid-ascent propulsion that enabled Apollo missions to reach Earth orbit and proceed toward the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Starship upper stage Target entity description: The Starship upper stage is the fully reusable spacecraft component of SpaceX’s Starship launch system, designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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A.
Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
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B.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
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C.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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Super Heavy booster
The Super Heavy booster is SpaceX’s massive first-stage rocket designed to provide the primary lift for the fully reusable Starship launch system.
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Saturn V S-II second stage
The Saturn V S-II second stage was the liquid hydrogen–fueled second stage of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket, providing the crucial mid-ascent propulsion that enabled Apollo missions to reach Earth orbit and proceed toward the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reusable launch vehicle stage
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spacecraft ⓘ upper stage ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ship
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Starship spacecraft ⓘ |
| componentOf | two‑stage fully reusable launch system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| engineType |
Raptor engine
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surface form:
Raptor sea‑level engine
Raptor vacuum engine ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Starship SN8 prototype ⓘ |
| intendedDestination |
Mars
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deep space ⓘ geocentric orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ Moon ⓘ
surface form:
the Moon
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| intendedUse |
crewed missions
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uncrewed cargo missions ⓘ |
| landingEnvironment |
Earth
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other celestial bodies with suitable conditions ⓘ |
| landingMethod | propulsive vertical landing ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | stacked atop Super Heavy booster ⓘ |
| launchSite | Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas ⓘ |
| manufacturer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
entry descent and landing
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in‑space operations ⓘ orbital insertion ⓘ |
| numberOfMainEngines | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeaLevelEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfVacuumOptimizedEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| partOf |
Starship launch system
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surface form:
SpaceX Starship launch system
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| program | SpaceX Mars transportation architecture ⓘ |
| propellant |
liquid methane
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid‑propellant rocket ⓘ |
| reusability | fully reusable ⓘ |
| role |
cargo transport
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crew transport ⓘ |
| status | under active development ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
aft flaps
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forward flaps ⓘ integrated payload bay ⓘ stainless steel primary structure ⓘ |
| testActivity |
high‑altitude flight tests at Starbase
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integrated flight tests with Super Heavy booster ⓘ |
| thermalProtectionSystem | heat shield tiles on windward side ⓘ |
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Subject: Starship upper stage Description of subject: The Starship upper stage is the fully reusable spacecraft component of SpaceX’s Starship launch system, designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Referenced by (3)
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