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Starship stands roughly as tall as a 40-storey building and carries more than 5,000 tonnes of liquid methane and oxygen. Methane was chosen partly because both propellants could theoretically be manufactured on Mars from atmospheric carbon dioxide and water ice—meaning its engines are designed to burn a return ticket whose ingredients may already be waiting there.
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1605+ words) Starship’s methane engines fit a Mars return architecture, but turning thin air and buried ice into cryogenic propellant would require a large autonomous factory. By Mission Notes · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit Starship’s stainless-steel silhouette makes…...
On 7 August, Elon Musk said Ship 40's ocean recovery was “not looking good.” Eleven days later, on 18 August, it was towed intact to waters off Christmas Island — the first Starship upper stage ever recovered intact after returning from space.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (891+ words) After 24 days at sea, recovery crews guided the first intact Starship upper stage to calmer water off Christmas Island, preserving an unprecedented post-flight test article....
Starship's 33 engines push down with 74,400 kilonewtons at liftoff — roughly twice the force of the Saturn V that sent humans to the Moon, yet the whole vehicle is designed to be caught like a falling pencil and flown again the next day
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1038+ words) SpaceX's bet is that catching and reusing a 5,000-tonne rocket is cheaper than building a new one, and the engineering challenges of making that work may matter far more than raw horsepower. Published August 16, 2026 · How we edit At the moment…...