Starship

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Starship is the name of the 2019 version of the second stage of the SpaceX super heavy lift vehicle.

It was presented by Elon Musk during the announcement of Yusaku Maezawa' Dear Moon project, as an evolution of the BFR/BFS concept.

Booster

Starship and Super Heavy launch Stack

Originally planned to be constructed of carbon fiber composite, it was changed to a Stainless Steel design.

9m diameter, 100 tonnes to LEO, 100 tonnes to Mars

120 day transportation time

Raptor engine