How SpaceX's massive Starship could redefine our reach into the solar system
In short: Planetary scientist Jennifer Heldmann explores how the reusable, large-scale Starship rocket could usher in a new era of space exploration, from studying ocean worlds to deploying massive telescopes.
The Starship launch vehicle represents a shift toward supersized, reusable spacecraft designed for ambitious missions. By increasing the scale of our transport, humanity could investigate the solar system's many ocean worlds or launch significantly larger telescopes to peer deeper into the universe.
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