And it has the most engines ever in a rocket booster: The Super Heavy has 33 of SpaceX's powerful Raptor engines sticking out of its bottom. As those engines lift Starship off the launchpad in South Texas, they will generate 16 million pounds of thrust at full throttle.NASA is counting on a version of Starship to be used for the Artemis III mission as the human landing system that will bring astronauts, including the first woman, back to the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program in 1972.On its own, Starship stands 164 feet (50 meters) tall — roughly the same height as 16 African elephants stacked on top of each other — and has a diameter of 29.5 feet (9 meters). It dwarfs the SpaceX employees in charge of shuttling it across SpaceX's Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

What will Starship be used for : Starship will deploy SpaceX's second-generation Starlink satellite constellation, and the Starship HLS variant will land astronauts on the Moon as part of the Artemis program, starting with Artemis 3 in 2026.

Will NASA use Starship

As part of NASA's Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is working with SpaceX to develop the company's Starship human landing system (HLS), which will land astronauts near the Moon's South Pole during the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions.

What is the most powerful spaceship : Soon after sunrise today, SpaceX's Starship rocket—a steel colossus more than 120 meters tall that is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built—thundered its way up over the South Texas coast before exploding in space at approximately 148 kilometers altitude, somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico.

During the test, multiple first-stage engines failed and the rocket began to tumble. Engineers activated a self-destruct mechanism while the ship was in mid-air.

SpaceX's third test flight of its massive Starship rocket, which NASA is counting on as part of its mission to return astronauts to the moon, ended the same as the first two, with the oversized vehicles breaking up before the flight was complete, but officials are celebrating the launch, calling it successful.

Can Starship go to Mars

SpaceX's Starship rocket will be on Mars by the end of the decade and a future version will travel between the stars, billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday, days after the company celebrated major progress after the rocket's third test flight as it works with NASA to return astronauts to the moon.SpaceX’s Starship

SpaceX's Starship, World's Most Powerful Rocket, Lifts Off For Test Flight.As part of NASA's Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is working with SpaceX to develop the company's Starship human landing system (HLS), which will land astronauts near the Moon's South Pole during the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions.

NASA is already funding Starship, the largest rocket in history, to the tune of billions of dollars to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface—but Starship also has the potential to launch immense payloads off other worlds and back to Earth.

Why is Starship so special : Starship Overview

Starship is the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, capable of carrying up to 150 metric tonnes fully reusable and 250 metric tonnes expendable.

Can Starship really go to Mars : SpaceX's Starship rocket will be on Mars by the end of the decade and a future version will travel between the stars, billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday, days after the company celebrated major progress after the rocket's third test flight as it works with NASA to return astronauts to the moon.

What is the strongest rocket ever built

SpaceX's latest Starship mission flew farther than before—and tested technology that could elevate humankind's spacefaring status. Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration.

Starship is both bigger and more powerful than SLS. It generates 17 million pounds of thrust, more than double that of the Saturn V rockets used to send Apollo astronauts to the Moon.9/10 engines were initially relit. During the boostback burn, a LOX filter blockage occurred and resulted in progressive engine failures which led to the destruction of the booster. At T+7:05, a planned vent of liquid oxygen caused several explosions and fires.

Was Starship 3 a success : The Starship's third test was a success not because it met all of its objectives but because it advanced the day when the largest rocket ship that has ever flown will change the face of space travel forever. The fourth test flight will likely meet more objectives, as well the fifth and the sixth and so on.