However, Starship's hull is stainless steel, which makes it more durable than other rockets but also extremely heavy. At 5,000 tons, it has twice the dry mass of the SLS. NASA's rocket can make it all the way to the moon in one launch, but Starship will have to refuel in orbit....
Photogrammetric markings line the boosters aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 (NASA photo / Joel Kowsky) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-The iconic redNASA"worm" logo, the bright orange fuel tank, and the sheer ...
The rocket is made of stainless steel, a material Musk is particularly fond of due to its relatively low price. Unlike NASA's SLS, which flies on super-chilledliquid hydrogen and oxygen, this beast is fueled with 10 million pounds of liquid methane and oxygen. The new fuel can be stored...