SpaceX shows spectacular photos of the Starship mounted on the Super Heavy rocket

SpaceX continues to prepare for the first launch of the Starship spacecraft, which will be used to land people on the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk's company published spectacular footage showing the spacecraft mounted on a rocket.

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SpaceX wanted to send a spacecraft into orbit last year, but could not settle all the issues with regulators. Recently, Elon Musk has promised that the start of Starship will be in February-March 2023. On the eve of the American billionaire published a photo of the rocket and the ship, adding that the launch attempt will take place soon.

The prototype ship is called Ship 24. It is equipped with six Raptor engines. Super Heavy will be the most powerful rocket in the world. Now this title belongs to the Space Launch System (SLS), which was used in the Artemis I lunar mission. the Super Heavy prototype is called Booster 7. It is equipped with 33 Raptor engines, but the company has never tested them all at the same time.

Starship and Super Heavy have a total altitude of 120 meters. After launching from Starbase, the rocket will return to Earth by landing on an unmanned pad in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship will land on the "reverse side" of the United States, near Hawaii. But before that, it will circle the Earth.

Source: SpaceX