SpaceX may aim to conduct a propellant-transfer demonstration on Starship’s third flight. The third flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship vehicle may be considerably more ambitious and complex than the first two

SpaceX’s next Starship launch could include a refueling test. The third flight of the Starship vehicle could be more complex than the first two. The test could involve transferring 11 tons of liquid oxygen between tanks inside the Starship vehicle. 

The test could be a key demonstration for NASA. The demonstration would require the rocket to reach orbit. The test could be a tentative step toward orbital refueling.  This capability is essential for deep space missions and is a crucial component of NASA’s Artemis Moon plans. 

NASA awarded SpaceX $53 million to conduct the test in October 2020. SpaceX and NASA are currently reviewing options for the demonstration

SpaceX has two Starship missions planned: 

• Artemis III Scheduled for 2025, this mission will use Starship to land astronauts on the moon. 
• Artemis IV Scheduled for 2028, this mission will use Starship to land astronauts on the moon. 

Starship is a fully-reusable, two-stage launch vehicle. SpaceX plans to use Starship as a tanker to refuel other Starships for missions to the moon, Mars, and geosynchronous orbit. Starship will also carry building blocks for research and human spaceflight development. 

Starship has had two test launches: 

• April 2023: The first orbital flight test ended in the destruction of the vehicle. 
• November 2023: This test flight aimed to send the upper stage of the vehicle around the world. 

NASA has contracted SpaceX to develop a human landing system version of Starship for $4 billion

The SpaceX Starship has a total propellant capacity of 1,200 metric tons (2,650,000 pounds). This capacity is split between the main tanks and header tanks. The Starship uses liquid oxygen (LOX) and methane (CH4) as propellants

Yes, Starship is designed to be fully reusable. This means that both stages of the vehicle will return to Earth after a mission and be reused. This reduces costs. 

Starship is the second stage of the Starship system. It’s a two-stage super heavy lift launch vehicle and spacecraft. It’s the heaviest, tallest, and most powerful space launch vehicle to have flown into space. 

Starship is designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. It can carry up to 100 tons of cargo. 

Starship is powered by six Raptor engines. It’s 394 feet (120 meters) tall, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster can be reused more than 10 times with minimal maintenance between flights. SpaceX has launched over 180 Falcon 9 rockets since 2018. 

Block 5 boosters can be reused up to 10 times with minimal inspection and up to 100 times with refurbishment. 

SpaceX’s Starship is expected to be fully reusable. CEO Elon Musk has suggested that Starship could fly up to three times a day. 

Reusable launch vehicles don’t need to make parts for each launch, which reduces launch costs.

SpaceX Starship flight tests include ten launches of prototypes of the Starship spacecraft on suborbital and low-altitude tests, and two orbital trajectory flights of the entire Starship launch vehicle with the Starship prototype atop the Super Heavy first-stage booster.(full article source google)

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