@flcnhvy @Erdayastronaut @Cor_SPACE No, we’ve been focusing on production (now on SN12). Only need 250 bar or even a bit less for Starship/Super Heavy. Anything above 250 is nice to have & we’ll get around to it, but not needed for flight.

Starship halves being joined

NASA and SpaceX conducted a formal verification of the company’s emergency escape, or egress, system at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Sept. 18, 2019. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Shannon Walker participated in the exercise to…

NASA has selected 14 American companies as partners whose technologies will help enable the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration approach.

My statement on @SpaceX's announcement tomorrow:

At 8:16 a.m. EDT, or 12:16 UTC, on Wednesday, March 18, SpaceX launched its sixth Starlink mission. Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the Iridium-7 NEXT…

Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Starship will be the most powerful rocket in history, capable of carrying humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond https://t.co/LloN8AQdei

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SpaceX has been building the first Starship prototype in Boca Chica, Texas for the last several months. On the 11th Anniversary of the first Falcon 1 rocket getting…

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SpaceX is so much more than just Elon Musk, the company employs many other interesting people. Among the most recognizable are engineers who sometimes host the launch broadcasts. However, one of the truly key figures at SpaceX is Gwynne Shotwell, Chief Operating…

This animation depicts the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket lifting off from SpaceX's South Texas launch site on its way to orbit. After Super Heavy boosts Starship to orbit, it returns to the launch site for reuse. For missions beyond Earth orbit…

Inside Starship cargo bay. Header tanks mounted in tip of nosecone to offset engine weight at rear.

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