Starship

The goal of Starship's long-term mission is to send humans to Mars in large numbers.

The second flight test reached an altitude of approximately 150 km and a velocity of approximately 24,0 m/h, making it the first Starship to reach outer space.

Upgrades derived from previous flight tests will debut on the next Starship and Super Heavy vehicles planned to launch from Starbase on Flight 3.

On 2023-11-18 Starship successfully lifted off at 7:02 a.m. CT from Starbase in Texas during its second flight test.

Starship and Super Heavy are capable of launching up to 165,000 kg (150 metric tons) into orbit.

A SpaceX Super Heavy Starship cost $90,000,000 to build in 2024.

SpaceX's third integrated flight test of Starship could launch as soon as 2024-03-14 pending regulatory approval.

The Starship lunar lander would launch, be refueled by the depot, and go to the moon.

NASA associate administrator Jim Free expressed concern that the pace of Starship development needed to support multiple launches.

SpaceX projected a launch of the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle on its third integrated test flight as soon as March 14, pending regulatory approvals.

The capability of one Starship transferring methane and liquid oxygen propellants to another Starship in orbit is essential to its use as a lunar lander for NASA's Human Landing System program.

A SpaceX Super Heavy Starship cost $90,000,000 to build in 2024.

One Starship would serve as a propellant depot in low Earth orbit, filled by subsequent flights of 'tanker' Starships.

SpaceX is planning in-flight tests of its Starship vehicle to demonstrate capabilities needed for launching satellites and going to the moon.

The flight path for the third Starship mission enables SpaceX to attempt new techniques like in-space engine burns while maximizing public safety.

SpaceX’s third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as 2024-03-14, pending regulatory approval.

NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel reported that NASA and SpaceX are working well together on the HLS version of Starship.

SpaceX will perform a propellant transfer test on the flight, moving propellant from one tank to another within Starship.