In October, the Starship spacecraft's engine configuration was changed to three Raptors optimized for atmospheric pressure and three optimized for space. In March, Musk tweeted that SpaceX opted for a heat shield composed of hexagonal ceramic tiles instead of transpiration. In January 2019, Musk announced that Starship would be made from stainless steel and stated that this might be stronger than an equivalent carbon composite in a wide range of temperatures. Around that time, Musk announced a redesigned spacecraft concept with three aft flaps and two forward flaps.
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In November 2018, the present names were first used: Super Heavy for the booster, Starship for the spacecraft, and Starship system or just Starship for the whole vehicle. In that conference, he talked about possible point-to-point transportation with the launch vehicle and termed the feature Earth to Earth. Other than updated rocket engine arrangement, most features of this launch vehicle are largely equivalent to the Interplanetary Transport System. The Big Falcon Rocket was revised to be 106 m (348 ft) tall and 9 m (30 ft) wide, with three aft flaps and two forward flaps to control its descent. Big Falcon Rocket Ģ017 artist's concept of BFR with payload bay door open.Īt the following International Astronautical Congress, Musk announced a replacement launch vehicle called the Big Falcon Rocket or informally called the Big Fucking Rocket. The second stage was going to have a PICA heat shield to protect itself when enters the atmosphere as well as could be fueled in orbit to be able to reach further destinations in the Solar System. These Raptor engines are used not only for launching to orbit, but also enable these rocket stages to propulsively land to the surface. īoth stages were to be made from carbon composites, with the first stage or booster was to be powered by 42 Raptor engines, and the second stage or spacecraft named Interplanetary Spaceship was to be powered by nine Raptor engines. The Interplanetary Transport System was to be 122 m (400 ft) tall, 12 m (39 ft) wide, and conceived to be a fully reusable launch vehicle that could launch humans to Mars and other destinations in the Solar System. In September 2016 at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Musk announced the renamed the Mars Colonial Transporter called Interplanetary Transport System, as well as provided key information about it to the public. Interplanetary Transport System Īrtist's concept of Interplanetary Transport System launch in 2016 Many news media at the time reported that the initial flight test of the MCT could occur as early as 2020.
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At the time, the Raptor engine has been under active development, so its propellant has changed drastically from RP-1 and liquid hydrogen to liquid methane. Both stages of the MCT would be at least have 10 meters (33 ft) in diameter.
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In February 2014, the MCT was announced to be able to carry up to 100 tonnes (220,000 lb) of payload to low Earth orbit, and capable of interplanetary spaceflight, or more specificly, to Mars. There, Musk first publicly announced a plan to build a more capable reusable rocket that the company had by then spent several billion United States dollars. The launch vehicle was initially mentioned in public discussions by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in 2012 as part of a description of the company's overall Mars system architecture, then known as Mars Colonial Transporter (MCT). Previous designs Mars Colonial Transporter It would be powered by a larger version of the Merlin engine, called Merlin 2, and feature a lifting capability of 140 metric tons (310,000 lb) to low Earth orbit. In a student conference, Musk briefly mentioned a theoretical heavy‑lift launch vehicle code-named BFR, later known as the Falcon XX. The first reference by SpaceX of a rocket concept with Starship lifting capabilities was in 2005. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had stated his company ultimate goal of enabling human exploration and settlement of Mars.