SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket, exploded during the first test flight
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SpaceX’s next-generation Starship, the world’s biggest rocket, exploded during its first test-flight to space near Brownsville, Texas.
About Starship
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship.
Super Heavy rocket is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system.
It is powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and liquid oxygen (LOX).
The Raptor engine is a reusable methane-oxygen staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship system.
Super Heavy is fully reusable and will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere to land back at the launch site.
It is a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
It is the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tons fully reusable.
Objectives
To establish a self-sustaining human settlement on Mars.
To make Starship reusable, reducing the cost of spaceflight.
To carry both astronauts and cargo to Earth’s orbit, the Moon, Mars, and maybe even beyond.
About SpaceX
It is a private spaceflight company that sends satellites and people to space, including NASA crews to the International Space Station (ISS).
The company sent its first two astronauts to the ISS on May 30, 2020, aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon.
As of mid-2022, it is the only commercial spaceflight company capable of sending astronauts into space.
SpaceX was founded by Alan Musk, a South African-born businessman and entrepreneur.
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