Space X Largest Rocket So Far

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Nasa SLS (Space Launch System) rockets configurations are still shy in lifting, height and capabilities than SpaceX Starship.

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[FutureBoy]

Unfortunately, SLS and Starship both have not yet had a successful launch. Well, no unsuccessful one either so that's a positive. But I really don't think of them as being available yet since they have not had a successful launch. Aspirationally, yes, they will be larger than all the other launch systems in that graphic. But at the moment they both need at least a little asterisk on their entry.

 

[Ogre]

Unfortunately, SLS and Starship both have not yet had a successful launch. Well, no unsuccessful one either so that's a positive. But I really don't think of them as being available yet since they have not had a successful launch. Aspirationally, yes, they will be larger than all the other launch systems in that graphic. But at the moment they both need at least a little asterisk on their entry.

If Starship launches and they are able to retrieve both halfs, the SLS, and damned near every other launch vehicle becomes obsolete. Not like your 1979 Pinto obsolete, if you’ve got a working Pinto, it can still drive around on public roads and does car things. More like Model T obsolete. So rare and expensive to drive it feels wasteful and unsafe to use it on public roads.

All of the promise of the space shuttle program is finally being realized. Unless it crashes and burns in a horrible but glorious fashion in which case it’ll suck.

 

[Klaxon]

Nice numbers.
It's interesting how much it would be in Cybertrucks (as units)?

 

[Crissa]

A bunch of the rockets on the list haven't hit orbit yet. Only the Saturn V, Energia, and Falcon Heavy have.

The Energia only flew twice, and the N1 never got a payload to orbit. The Long March 9 has yet to fly, and the Yenisei hasn't even left the drawing board.

The SLS 1, the Long March 9, and Starship all are awaiting flights this year.

Only the Falcon Heavy is operational, of the rockets listed. And really, if you're counting that or the Energia, you should count the Space Shuttle or Delta IV Heavy, too, since they were also quite beefy (and one of those is still flying).

-Crissa

 

[Ogre]

The shuttle is the most interesting compare since it’s the only one which is at least in part reusable.

Wish they had it up on the view!

 

[John K]

Saturn V is a thing of beauty. Especially considering when made.

 

[Ogre]

The genius of Starship is 2 fold.

It’s 100% reusable. The value of this is massive. Musk compares it to flying a jet and throwing it away each time you land it. Tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars saved each launch.

The second is less understood and less known. SpaceX is not just building a rocket. They are building a rocket factory. SpaceX is producing 10 or more of these right now and they are building out equipment and jigs to build many more.

This scaled/ bulk assembly means even if their first launch fails completely, they have another in the queue to take it’s place within weeks or days. They figure out what was wrong with the previous model, fix it, apply the fix to the assembly line, and they keep moving forward quickly.

By the time SLS is done, SpaceX will have built a factory capable of producing multiple Starships per year.

They were talking about 3 launches per week… ? And eventually 3 per day ? ?.

Even 1/ week would be amazing. Currently they launch once every 11 days or so, but Starship is much much bigger.

 

[charliemagpie]

Good point

Like going from pushbike to engines, Its usability and planned scaling is a quantum leap on anything before it.

 

[SpaceX_Fanatic]

The genius of Starship is 2 fold.

It’s 100% reusable. The value of this is massive. Musk compares it to flying a jet and throwing it away each time you land it. Tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars saved each launch.

The second is less understood and less known. SpaceX is not just building a rocket. They are building a rocket factory. SpaceX is producing 10 or more of these right now and they are building out equipment and jigs to build many more.

This scaled/ bulk assembly means even if their first launch fails completely, they have another in the queue to take it’s place within weeks or days. They figure out what was wrong with the previous model, fix it, apply the fix to the assembly line, and they keep moving forward quickly.

By the time SLS is done, SpaceX will have built a factory capable of producing multiple Starships per year.

They were talking about 3 launches per week… ? And eventually 3 per day ? ?.

Even 1/ week would be amazing. Currently they launch once every 11 days or so, but Starship is much much bigger.

The genius of Starship is 2 fold.

It’s 100% reusable. The value of this is massive. Musk compares it to flying a jet and throwing it away each time you land it. Tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars saved each launch.

The second is less understood and less known. SpaceX is not just building a rocket. They are building a rocket factory. SpaceX is producing 10 or more of these right now and they are building out equipment and jigs to build many more.

This scaled/ bulk assembly means even if their first launch fails completely, they have another in the queue to take it’s place within weeks or days. They figure out what was wrong with the previous model, fix it, apply the fix to the assembly line, and they keep moving forward quickly.

By the time SLS is done, SpaceX will have built a factory capable of producing multiple Starships per year.

They were talking about 3 launches per week… ? And eventually 3 per day ? ?.

Even 1/ week would be amazing. Currently they launch once every 11 days or so, but Starship is much much bigger.

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[SpaceX_Fanatic]

Nasa SLS (Space Launch System) rockets configurations are still shy in lifting, height and capabilities than SpaceX Starship.

Starship SuperHeavy will revolutionize space travel…

Nasa SLS (Space Launch System) rockets configurations are still shy in lifting, height and capabilities than SpaceX Starship.

Starship is going to revolutionize the aerospace industry, even more so than what SpaceX has already done, just as Tesla has revolutionized the automotive industry…

 

[Sirfun]

Space X did a live stream on Feb 10th with a wild teaser video at the beginning. The teaser starts at 3:45. Here are 2 framegrabs that give you some idea of how big this vehicle is!!!!!!

 

[Sirfun]

Here's the video:

 

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[59sjordan]

Space X did a live stream on Feb 10th with a wild teaser video at the beginning. The teaser starts at 3:45. Here are 2 framegrabs that give you some idea of how big this vehicle is!!!!!!

This is the shot that got me.

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