Elon Musk is aiming for a Starship prototype test flight all the way to orbit within six months
for all the world like something that might have graced the cover of a 1950s comic book. On September 28th, on a warm Texas evening, Elon Musk, the boss of SpaceX, a rocketry firm, unveiled his company’s newest machine, Starship Mk1. It stands 50 metres tall and is made from shiny plates of stainless steel. Despite its name, it is not in fact an interstellar spacecraft. But it is a prototype of an interplanetary one.
It is a bold plan. Mr Musk’s shorter-term plans are bold too. Besides designing a new spaceship and booster, SpaceX’s engineers are busy working on a new, more efficient engine to power them. Called Raptor, it is designed to burn super-cold methane rather than the kerosene that fuels the company’s current Merlin engines. The Starship will sport six Raptor engines. But each Super Heavy booster will need somewhere between 24 and 37. The result will be a plumber’s nightmare.
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