With “Starship”, the largest rocket system ever built in space history took off on a short test flight on Thursday for the first time. The system from Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX is intended to enable manned missions to the moon and Mars.
The “Starship” rocket system – consisting of the approximately 70-meter-long “Super Heavy” booster and the approximately 50-meter-long upper stage, also called “Starship” – is intended to enable manned missions to the moon and Mars in the future. The “Starship” system is designed in such a way that the spaceship and rocket can be reused after returning to earth.