Space X reveals their new Starship and Super Heavy

Starship is a fully reusable two-stage transportation vehicle recently developed by Space X. It consists of  Payload vehicle and the booster super heavy. It is capable of carrying heavy cargos and passengers into earth's orbit, mars and even far more. They have assembled the prototype in their Texas facility on 27th September and ready for its first test flight, then it will be ready to serve from 2020 for long duration flights to the moon, mars or many more.

                                

Starship's diameter is 9 m, height is 54 m, payload capacity 110+ t and propellant capacity 1200 t. The super heavy launch vehicle has a capacity of lifting over 3 million kg and uses sub-cooled methane and liquid oxygen as a fuel. The diameter of the Superheavy is 9 m, height 68 m, propellant capacity 3300 t and thrust is 72 MN.

The first conceptual design of starship was unveiled in 2017. The current prototype has many changes from its initial design. Engines are enhanced, capable of lifting heavy loads and cargos. In initial design, six raptor engines has to used but it replace by third sea-level engine also it has to construct by carbon fibre but now by stainless steel.

For testing, a prototype 'Starhopper' made from stainless steel for low orbital flight. It tests the equipment and systems used in starship.

The prototype is MK 1and MK 2 has assembled. MK 3, MK 4, and MK 5 will on the way by Space X CEO.
Starship can re-enter earth by its retro propulsion landing system and reuse for another launch.It has an automatic system, fuel transfers system in orbit, a thermal protection system protect in atmospheric reentries. It is the first reusable starship in the current time, helps in increasing humans footprint in the vastness of space.


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