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28 April, 2023
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Starship

Recently, SpaceX launched its Starship cruise ship from the Super Heavy rocket in an unmanned test mission. The upper-stage Starship, however, was unable to separate from the lower-stage Super Heavy, and as a result, the vehicle exploded.
Elon Musk established the for-profit business SpaceX in 2002.

What is the Starship Project?

Known as Starship as a whole, SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket are a fully reusable transportation system intended to take both passengers and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
A starship will be able to transport 250 metric tonnes of throwaway cargo and up to 150 metric tonnes of fully reusable cargo.
Several Raptor engines that run on liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid methane (CH4) power the Starship Super Heavy.
The first-stage booster is powered by 33 Raptor engines altogether.
To refuel the Starship spaceship in low-Earth orbit, it uses tanker vehicles, which are essentially ships without windows.
At Starbase, one of the first commercial spaceports in the world created for orbital missions, Starship is developed and produced.

What are Space X's other major projects?

Falcon 9: The Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed to carry passengers and payloads reliably and securely into Earth orbit and beyond.
SpaceX boasts that Falcon Heavy is by a factor of two the most powerful rocket in the world.
At liftoff, its 27 Merlin engines, spread across three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores, produce more than 5 million pounds of thrust.
In a gas-generator power cycle, Merlin engines employ liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) as rocket propellants.

Starshield and Starlink:

Globally accessible high-speed, low-latency broadband internet is offered through Starlink.
Its largest constellation of cutting-edge satellites, which are in a low orbit around the Earth, enables its high-speed, low-latency service.
To aid in efforts to maintain national security, Starshield makes use of the technology and launch capability of Starlink.
Starshield is intended for use by the government, whereas Starlink is intended for consumer and business use.

Source: Indian Express

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