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Home / News / Science News / SpaceX's humongous new Starship prototype seen in pictures
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    SpaceX's humongous new Starship prototype seen in pictures

    Shubham Sharma
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    Last updated on Sep 22, 2019, 12:40 am
    SpaceX's humongous new Starship prototype seen in pictures
  • Elon Musk's vision to make humans a multi-planetary species is coming to fruition with the development of his humongous rocket - the Starship.

    A month ago, we witnessed a smaller prototype of the craft nailing short hops. And now, Musk has given a glimpse at the bigger one, which would go much higher up in orbit, taking shape.

    Let's take a look at it.

  • In this article
    Starhopper to be succeeded by bigger prototype Musk recently shared images of Starship Mk1 prototype Mk1 looks complete, but there is another prototype too Technical presentation, test flight set to happen soon So, when Starship will fly bigger missions?
  • Starhopper tests

    Starhopper to be succeeded by bigger prototype

  • Just like Falcon 9, SpaceX initiated the effort to build Starship with a smaller prototype, Starhopper.

    It was developed for a couple of short-hop suborbital flights aimed at demonstrating basic launching and landing chops.

    The work on Starhopper went according to the plan, and now, SpaceX has retired the vehicle to focus the development efforts on its successor, a bigger prototype.

  • Images

    Musk recently shared images of Starship Mk1 prototype

    Musk recently shared images of Starship Mk1 prototype
  • Notably, a few days ago, Musk shared a couple of images showing how the prototype, dubbed Starship Mk1, is coming together at SpaceX's facility in Texas.

    The first image gives a glimpse at the body of the spacecraft, which is being assembled by SpaceX workers, while the other one shows the whole prototype standing tall behind a building containing a variety of parts.

  • Progress

    Mk1 looks complete, but there is another prototype too

    Mk1 looks complete, but there is another prototype too
  • From the looks of it, Starship Mk1 assembly appears nearly complete.

    The design of the craft can be described as something straight out of science fiction, but you should note that this isn't the only prototype in the works.

    Another SpaceX rocket, dubbed Starship Mk2, is being developed at Cape Canaveral in a competition of sorts to bring out the best, most innovative vehicle.

  • Plan

    Technical presentation, test flight set to happen soon

  • A technical presentation of the prototypes has been scheduled for later this month, while orbital test flights are likely to begin sometime later this year.

    The tests will define the development of the final Starship, which would pack 31 Raptor engines and produce 11 million pounds of thrust at lift-off.

    It will first fly a commercial mission in 2021 and then undertake bigger missions.

  • Bigger missions

    So, when Starship will fly bigger missions?

    So, when Starship will fly bigger missions?
  • There is no fixed date (all depends on development), but SpaceX has already confirmed a couple of missions.

    First, it is the Mars trip. In 2022, two unmanned versions of Starship will take cargo to the Red Planet, followed by manned missions in 2024.

    And then, it is a tourist trip around the moon, which is slated to happen sometime around 2023.

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