Starship (SpaceX)
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Starship (SpaceX) is SpaceX’s fully reusable, next-generation super heavy-lift launch system designed to carry large payloads and crews to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpaceX Starship | 1 |
| SpaceX Starship program | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fully reusable launch system
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super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BFR
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Big Falcon Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Starship-Super Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Elon Musk
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| companyProgram | SpaceX Mars colonization program ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Starship upper stage
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Super Heavy booster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentLocation |
Hawthorne, California (design and engineering)
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Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 9 meters ⓘ |
| engineType | Raptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOrbitalTestFlightDate | 2023-04-20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstOrbitalTestFlightOutcome | vehicle lost in flight termination GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | Raptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageName | Super Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageRecoveryMethod | catch by launch tower arms (planned) GENERATED ⓘ |
| fourthIntegratedFlightTestDate | 2024-06-06 ⓘ |
| fuelType | methalox ⓘ |
| heightWithBooster | about 120 meters ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
cargo transport to Mars
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cargo transport to low Earth orbit ⓘ cargo transport to the Moon ⓘ crew transport to Mars ⓘ crew transport to low Earth orbit ⓘ crew transport to the Moon ⓘ interplanetary transport ⓘ point-to-point suborbital transport on Earth ⓘ |
| landingMethod | propulsive landing ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Starbase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteLocation | Boca Chica, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stainless steel ⓘ |
| missionRole | lunar lander variant for Artemis III (planned) ⓘ |
| notableMissionPlanned | dearMoon circumlunar mission (status uncertain) GENERATED ⓘ |
| orbitCapability |
Mars transfer orbit
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cislunar space ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| previousName | Mars Colonial Transporter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryContractor | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid methane
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability |
designed for full first-stage reuse
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designed for full second-stage reuse ⓘ |
| secondIntegratedFlightTestDate | 2023-11-18 ⓘ |
| secondStageName | Starship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondStageRecoveryMethod | propulsive vertical landing ⓘ |
| selectedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedFor | NASA Artemis Human Landing System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in development ⓘ |
| targetPayloadToLEO |
>100 metric tons
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up to ~150 metric tons (expendable configuration) ⓘ ~100–150 metric tons (reusable configuration) ⓘ |
| thermalProtectionSystem | heat shield tiles on windward side ⓘ |
| thirdIntegratedFlightTestDate | 2024-03-14 ⓘ |
| upperStageCrewCapacity | up to 100 people (design goal) ⓘ |
| upperStageEngineType | Raptor Vacuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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