Josh Dinner is Space.com's Content Manager. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesof the vehicle's massive Super Heavy first-stage booster, the company has prepped the Starship upper stage for testing of its own.on Wednesday , sharing photos of the Starship vehicle on the move to its test stand at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.
When the Starship upper stage is stacked atop Super Heavy, the integrated vehicle stands nearly 400 feet tall — bigger than any other rocket ever built. The upper stage, known as Ship, measures 165 feet tall by itself.Starship is the first-ever fully reusable launch vehicle; both Super Heavy and Ship are designed to return to their launch sites to be caught mid-air by the Starship launch tower's"chopstick arms".Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands.
The number of Starship launches in 2025 is expected to increase again, as Starship checks off boxes toward operational qualification.
Josh Dinner is Space.com's Content Manager. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's commercial spaceflight partnerships, from early Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions to the ongoing development and launches of crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more.
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