SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said the next version of its Starship launch vehicle will have about three times the thrust of the retired Saturn V.
What Happened: Starship is touted as the world’s most powerful launch vehicle, standing 121 meters tall and weighing approximately 5,000 tonnes. It also stands taller than NASA’s retired Saturn V which was 111 metres tall.
The next version of the Starship, Musk said, will be about 15 meters longer and have about three times the thrust of Saturn V.
Starship version 3 ~15m longer and will have about 3 times the thrust of ...