ITS (Interplanetary Transport System)

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ITS (Interplanetary Transport System) was SpaceX’s original conceptual architecture for a fully reusable, super-heavy launch and spacecraft system intended to enable large-scale human colonization of Mars.

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instanceOf conceptual space transportation architecture
interplanetary spacecraft system concept
super heavy-lift launch system concept
announcedAt International Astronautical Congress
surface form: 67th International Astronautical Congress
announcedBy Elon Musk
announcementDate 2016-09-27
architectureIncludes interplanetary spacecraft
orbital refueling
super-heavy booster
tanker spacecraft
boosterEngineType Raptor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designFeature high launch cadence with rapid reusability
large pressurized volume for passengers
on-orbit propellant transfer
developer SpaceX
engineType Raptor
fuel liquid methane
intendedDestination Mars
other destinations in the Solar System
intendedPayloadType cargo
humans
intendedUse interplanetary colonization missions
launchSitePlanned Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
surface form: Boca Chica launch site

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
surface form: Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
missionProfileIncludes Earth orbit refueling of spacecraft
cargo transport to Mars
crew transport to Mars
return of spacecraft from Mars to Earth
operatorPlanned SpaceX
organizationTypeOfDeveloper private aerospace manufacturer
oxidizer liquid oxygen
presentationTitle Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species
primaryGoal enabling interplanetary transport
large-scale human colonization of Mars
propulsionType liquid methane and liquid oxygen (methalox)
relatedConcept Mars colonization
Starship (SpaceX)
fully reusable launch vehicle
reusability fully reusable
reusabilityOfBooster fully reusable booster
reusabilityOfSpacecraft fully reusable spacecraft
scale super-heavy lift
spacecraftEngineType Raptor vacuum engine
surface form: Raptor Vacuum
status superseded concept
supersededBy ITS (Interplanetary Transport System) self-linksurface differs
surface form: BFR (Big Falcon Rocket)

Starship launch system
timeframeOfConcept mid-2010s

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BFR successorTo ITS (Interplanetary Transport System)
Super Heavy booster program ITS (Interplanetary Transport System)
this entity surface form: SpaceX Starship program
ITS (Interplanetary Transport System) supersededBy ITS (Interplanetary Transport System) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: BFR (Big Falcon Rocket)
Raptor vacuum engine usedOnProgram ITS (Interplanetary Transport System)
this entity surface form: SpaceX Mars transport architecture