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Elon Musks’ SpaceX Unveils Stainless Steel Clad Starship Mk1-The 21st China(Guangzhou)Int'l Stainless Steel Industry Exhibition
10/2/2019 - Stainless Steel Exhibition |
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SpaceX has unveiled its next-generation rocket, the Starship, and it’s a stainless steel stunner. The prototype rocket, called the Starship Mk1, sits at 50 meters tall with a diameter of 9 meters and will be powered by a total of 37 engines. CEO Mr Elon Musk display at an event held at SpaceX’s launch facility in Cameron County Texas said “This is the most inspiring thing that I’ve ever seen. Main goal of the event and of SpaceX’s work is to get the public inspired about space exploration and its potential for future. Becoming a spacefaring civilization, being out there among the stars, this is one of the things that makes me glad to be alive.”
The aim is for the dry mass of the Starship to be 120 tonnes, with a propellant mass of 1,200 tonnes. Currently, the prototype weighs in closer to 200 tonnes, but Musk says this should be able to be shaved down to 120 tonnes or even 110 tonnes in production. The rocket will eventually be able to haul a payload of 150 tonnes to orbit and back with full reusability, putting it ahead of NASA’s next-generation SLS system which should be able to carry a payload of 95 to 130 tonnes.
And about that stunning shiny exterior: It’s made of chromium-nickel stainless steel which is lightweight and is as strong as composite materials at very low temperatures, making it ideal for surviving the cold of space. It also has a high melting temperature, meaning it can survive the heat of re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
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