Press Event

SpaceX Starship Architecture Update 2019

Boca Chica, TX Starship SN5 | 150m Hop

Elon Musk will host an event where updated details of the Starship and Super Heavy will be shown.

This next generation launch vehicle platform will be powered by SpaceX's next-gen methane powered Raptor engines. Both the Mk1 and the Mk2 — another prototype that SpaceX is developing at its Florida facilities — will feature at least three Raptors.

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Starship SN5 | 150m Hop

SpaceX | United States of America
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Aug. 4, 2020, 11:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Starship SN5 first flight was a 150m 'hop' from SpaceX's South Texas Launch Site in Boca Chica Village.

Suborbital SN5 - Maiden Flight SpaceX Starship Landing Pad
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