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SpaceX's Starship Advances Towards Mars Settlement, Triples Saturn V Power with Cost Efficiency

Nov 7, 2024, 02:45 PM

SpaceX's Starship is making significant strides towards becoming a viable solution for large-scale Mars settlement transport. The spacecraft is now more than twice as powerful as the Saturn V Moon rocket and is expected to reach three times its power within a year, with 10,000 metric tons of thrust. Starship's design focuses on full reusability and uses low-cost fuel, which includes approximately 80% liquid oxygen and 20% liquid methane. This design reduces the cost per ton to orbital space by around 10,000% compared to the Saturn V. The high flight rate and cost efficiency, including cheap fuel, make Starship a promising option for reducing the cost to low Earth orbit to levels comparable to long-haul air freight.