Starship

Starship is a fully reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by SpaceX for missions to Mars and beyond. It is designed to be caught by a mechanical arm after re-entry to enable rapid reuse.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to the recent completion of its first ocean recovery after a 24-day journey following its 13th test flight.

Latest on Starship

• Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea
• Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal
• 'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says
• SpaceX plans next Starship launch as soon as this month, catching it on land
• SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 221 — Starship Can Float?
• SpaceX's Starship Flight 13
• Starship Flight 13, which survived reentry intact enough to float
• SpaceX used drones and a special 'buoy cam' to capture incredible footage of its Starship upper stage
• six of the 33 engines on the first-stage booster after they failed to ignite last week, resulting in a last-second launch abort
• The megarocket, the world's most powerful rocket, achieved major milestones during the test.
• Wikidata: Space Exploration Techn — capital ownership — Starship

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