Starship’s Launch Moment Shared [Video]

Elon Musk made a big statement about SpaceX’s Starship rocket right after a long time. During his statement, SpaceX demonstrated how a large launch system capable of launching Starship could work.

We will share the shared Starship launch animation with you, but we wanted to convey to you what SpaceX’s Starship rocket is and why it is so important for our readers who were a bit far from the subject before. Let’s take a look.

Why is the Starship rocket so important?

SpaceX’s Starship (also known as Super Heavy Booster) spacecraft is fully designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. It is a reusable transportation system. The Starship rocket, which is 120 meters long and 9 meters wide, will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed in the world with its ability to carry over 100 tons to Earth orbit.

With this launch power, Starship will be able to send satellites much farther than has been sent so far, and at a lower cost than currently used Falcon rockets. Thus, it will pave the way for many more space missions in the future. SpaceX’s main purpose in developing the Starship spacecraft is to carry people and cargo first to the Moon and then to Mars, and to be able to do this much faster.

According to Musk, Starship is the largest spacecraft ever to go to space. It has more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V rocket. The rocket currently has 29 Raptor engines, but that number could rise to 33 in the future.

Animated video of the Starship launch by SpaceX

According to Elon Musk, the igniter of the Starship rocket takes 6 minutes in the air will pass. Of the 6 minutes, 2 minutes will be reserved for ascent and 4 minutes for descent. In the future, this system will be able to be used again every 6-8 hours, so that 3 launches can be made per day.

In addition to being able to carry hundreds of tons, if Starship can actually launch as affordable as Musk said, it could revolutionize space travel. In his statement, Musk stated that the Starship launch could cost less than $10 million per flight. By comparison, a launch of Falcon 9 costs $60 million.

SpaceX wants to launch Starship from its Boca Chica facility in Texas, Starbase, where it also built the prototype. The company has yet to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to do so. Do you think the Starship rocket could revolutionize space travel? Please do not forget to express your thoughts in the comments.