SpaceX Starship Introduction 2024

In 2002, Elon Musk founded SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company

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SpaceX is the first private company to make a liquid-propellant rocket, a rocket developed by this company has reached orbit

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On 20 April 2023 The first flight test of the complete Starship system took place at Boca Chino, Texas.

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The second flight test of Starship took Place on 18 November 2023 in Texas, achieving stage separation with the exploration of the super heavy booster

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Starship First completed a full-duration second-stage burn on 14 March 2024, in its third test flight, and disintegrated during re-entry into the atmosphere

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According to Elon Musk, their goal was to accelerate the Starship to orbital velocity

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This SpaceX starship, built by the aerospace company, was earlier known as (BFR) Big Falcon Rocket

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The Starship Spacecraft stages are constructed primarily of stainless steel rather than the carbon composite used in a series of earlier designs

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With an eye on the future, SpaceX Starship promises to discover new frontiers in space exploration and pave the way for the future

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