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A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in Oahspe: A New Bible. While NASA's Voyager and Pioneer probes have traveled into local interstellar space, the purpose of these uncrewed craft was specifically interplanetary, and they are not predicted to reach another star system; Voyager 1 probe and Gliese 445 will pass one another within 1.6 light years in about 40,000 years. Several preliminary designs for starships have been undertaken through exploratory engineering, using feasibility studies with modern technology or technology thought likely to be available in the near future. In April 2016, scientists announced Breakthrough Starshot, a Breakthrough Initiatives program, to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of small centimeter-sized light sail spacecraft named StarChip, capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system, at speeds of 20% and 15% of the speed of light, taking between 20 and 30 years to reach the star system, respectively, and about 4 years to notify Earth of a successful arrival.

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• SpaceX Starship (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

  Starship is a spacecraft and second stage( under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Stacked atop its booster, Super Heavy, the pair compose SpaceX's super heavy-liftspace vehicle, also called Starship. The spacecraft is designed to transport both crew and cargo to a variety of destinations, including Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars. It is designed to be reusable and capable of landing propulsively by firing its engines to perform a controlled descent( into the arms of a tower on [...] 3. ^#cite_ref-3 "Jump up")Davies, Rachael (February 4, 2025). "SpaceX's Starship rocket explosion may have released more than just debris". _ReadWrite_. Retrieved February 4, 2025. 4. ^ Jump up to: _a_#cite_ref-StarshipHomepage2_5-0)_b_#cite_ref-StarshipHomepage2_5-1)"SpaceX – Starship". _SpaceX_. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023. Starship is the fully reusable spacecraft and second stage of the Starship system. [...] For a non-Starlink satellite launch, Starship is planned to have a large cargo door that opens to release payloads, similar to NASA's Space Shuttle, and close upon reentry instead of a jettisonable "Jettison (aviation)") nosecone fairing. Instead of a cleanroom, payloads are integrated directly into Starship's payload bay, which requires purging the payload bay with temperature-controlled ISO class 8 clean air.(

• SpaceX Starship - Wikipedia

  Starship is a two-stage, fully reusable, super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas, it is intended as the successor to company's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets,( and is part of SpaceX's broader reusable launch system development program. If completed as designed, Starship would be the first fully reusable orbital rocket and have the highest payload capacity of any launch vehicle to date. As of [...] The vehicle consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft "SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)"), both powered by Raptor engines burning liquid methane (the main component of natural gas) and liquid oxygen. Both stages are intended to return to the launch site and land vertically at the launch tower for potential reuse.( Once in space, the Starship upper stage is intended to function as a standalone spacecraft capable of carrying crew and cargo.( Missions beyond low Earth [...] Description ----------- [edit] When stacked and fully fueled, Starship has a mass of approximately 5,000 t (11,000,000 lb),( a diameter of 9 m (30 ft)( and a height of 121.3 m (398 ft).( The rocket has been designed with the goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs;( it consists of the Super Heavybooster "Booster (rocketry)") and the Starship "SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)") upper stage( which are powered by Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines.(

• Starship (Super Heavy Starship, BFR, Big Falcon Rocket)

  Starship (formerly known as BFR (Big Falcon Rocket and BFS (Big Falcon Spaceship) is a planned very large completely reusable crewed launch system by SpaceX that is intended by the company to replace all SpaceX's existing launch vehicles and spacecraft by the mid 2020s. [...] areas are covered by rugged ceramic-tiles. The Starship comes in different versions as crewed ships, cargo ships or tankers for in-orbit refueling of other Starships. The front part houses either the crew compartments, cargo compartments or tanks. Starships are are capable of automated rendezvous and docking. It is also designed to be able to land both on moon and Mars. The Spaceship contains 1000-1100 m 3 of pressurized volume; could be configured with 40 cabins, large common areas, central [...] The 50 m Starship upper stage is also built from stainless steel with a principal diameter of 9 m. This stage is powered by 3 standard Raptor engines and 3 fixed vaccum-optimzed raptor engines. The Starship has a dry mass of 85 tons and has a propellant capacity of 1200 tons. The ascent payload capacity is 150 t to low earth orbit and it has a return capacity of 50 t. The Starship is to reenter belly-first with two aft fins and two canards provide skydiver-like steering. The maximum heating

• Starship - SpaceX

  Published Time: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:47:16 GMT SpaceX =============== Image 2 Starship ======== Starship is the fully reusable spacecraft and second stage of the Starship system. The vehicle comes in several different configurations, offers an integrated payload section and is capable of carrying crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship is also capable of point-to-point transport on Earth, enabling travel to anywhere in the world in one hour or less. [...] Starship is designed to deliver payloads farther and at a lower marginal cost per launch than our current Falcon vehicles. With a payload compartment larger than any fairing currently in operation or development, Starship will enable transport of many satellites, large space telescopes, and significant amounts of cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Image 8 Moon missions ============= [...] Diameter 1.3 m / 4.2 ft Height 3.1 m / 10.2 ft Thrust 230 tf / 507 klbf Image 6 Starship capabilities ===================== As the most powerful launch system ever developed, Starship will be able to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights. Starship will also help enable satellite delivery, the development of a Moon base, and point-to-point transport here on Earth. Image 7 Payload delivery ================

• Starship flight 10: SpaceX revamps megarocket ahead of next launch

  The Starship, standing nearly 400 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed. When fully integrated, the launch system is composed of both a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket and the 171-foot upper stage Starship itself, the spacecraft where crew and cargo would ride. That size makes Starship large enough to tower over SpaceX's famous 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 – one of the world's most active rockets. [...] SpaceX is developing Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to the ground for additional missions. In the years ahead, Starship is set to serve a pivotal role in future U.S. spaceflight. Starship is the centerpiece of Musk's vision of sending the first humans to Mars, and is also critical in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon's surface. [...] SpaceX has announced plans to conduct the 10th flight test of its Starship spacecraft Sunday, Aug. 24, from Starbase, Texas. SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky. Starship is the centerpiece of Elon Musk's vision of sending the first humans to Mars, and is also critical in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon's surface.

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A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in Oahspe: A New Bible. While NASA's Voyager and Pioneer probes have traveled into local interstellar space, the purpose of these uncrewed craft was specifically interplanetary, and they are not predicted to reach another star system (although Voyager 1 will travel to within 1.7 light years of Gliese 445 in approximately 40,000 years). Several preliminary designs for starships have been undertaken through exploratory engineering, using feasibility studies with modern technology or technology thought likely to be available in the near future. In April 2016, scientists announced Breakthrough Starshot, a Breakthrough Initiatives program, to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of small centimeter-sized light sail spacecraft named StarChip, capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system, at speeds of 20% and 15% of the speed of light, taking between 20 and 30 years to reach the star system, respectively, and about 4 years to notify Earth of a successful arrival.