Elon Musk's new Starship would be a monster rocket if built. Here's how the SpaceX launch system compares to NASA's 2 biggest rockets and 2 early prototypes.
NASA landed the first humans on the moon 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969. A towering Saturn V rocket helped send the Apollo 11 astronauts there. SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is developing Starship: a new launch system to land on the moon and Mars. SpaceX is working on prototypes of the vehicle, including one called Starhopper, in south Texas. According to Musk, a completed Starship could be 387 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter.
NASA landed the first humans on the moon 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969. A towering Saturn V rocket helped send the Apollo 11 astronauts there. SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is developing Starship: a new launch system to land on the moon and Mars. SpaceX is working on prototypes of the vehicle, including one called Starhopper, in south Texas. According to Musk, a completed Starship could be 387 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter.
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