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Key Information

Starship

Type Mission
Height 390 ft
Weight Up to 10,150,000 lb
First Mission To be decided, likely 2023

Learning Point

  • Starship is the latest SpaceX rocket to be designed and tested, with orbital trials expected to start in 2023. The rocket is a two stage system, reusable, and capable of lifting large amounts of weight or people into space, and to be refueled in space to allow further distances to be travelled.

Project

  • Identify missions that you think would suit what Starship is capable of.
  • Overview
  • Diagram
  • Artemis Missions
  • Starhopper
Starship on the launchpad
Hotel Pika, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A diagram of Starship
Federal Aviation Administration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Proposed Artemis and Starship Missions
CactiStaccingCrane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Starhopper
Nomadd from forum.nasaspaceflight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Located in Boca Chica, Texas, USA

Fun Facts

  • The idea of Starship was first mentioned in 2005.
  • The combined launch vehicle, Super Heavy (the booster) and Starship will weigh more and have more power than the Saturn V or SLS rockets.
  • It will be able to lift a 100 people or a 100 tonnes of cargo into low Earth orbit (LEO).
  • The plans for Starship include a version to help with Moon landings, and also to travel to and from Mars.

Past Lessons

56 August 7, 2023 (North America)
No Past Lessons

Upcoming Lessons

No Upcoming Lessons