Elon Musk Revealed Big Upgrade on Starship V3 After Flight 11 Shocked NASA!
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Elon Musk Revealed Big Upgrade on Starship V3 After Flight 11 Shocked NASA!
The of Flight 11 has marked a major turning point for SpaceX and the Starship program. Each test flight has taught the team something new, and Flight 11 was no exception — it helped SpaceX pinpoint exactly what needs to be improved for the next big leap forward.
Now, all eyes are on the third-generation Starship. SpaceX has made it clear that this won’t be the final design, but it’s the version that will carry the program into a whole new phase — one that could include the first real landing attempts on the Moon, and even early missions toward Mars.
So, what are the big upgrades that SpaceX is making to Starship Version 3 after Flight 11? What’s changing in its structure, engines, fuel systems, and heat protection to make it ready for deep space missions?
Find out everything in today's Techmap episode!
Elon Musk Revealed Big Upgrade on Starship V3 After Flight 11 Shocked NASA!
First off, it needs to be bigger and stronger.
Missions to the Moon and Mars are on a completely different level compared to flights to Earth orbit. The rocket has to carry far more fuel, cargo, and equipment, and it all has to survive the extreme conditions of deep space and planetary landings.
Everything starts with the first stage, the part of the rocket that provides that massive initial thrust needed to break free from Earth’s gravity and atmosphere. SpaceX has pushed this stage to its absolute limits, packing in 33 Raptor Version 3 engines.
Now, here’s where things get wild: each of these new engines delivers around 280 tons of thrust, up from 230 tons in the original Raptor and 250 in Raptor 2. That’s a massive improvement — 95 tons more than the first version and 50 tons more than the second.
Elon Musk Revealed Big Upgrade on Starship V3 After Flight 11 Shocked NASA!
Put all 33 of those engines together, and you get a theoretical 9,240 metric tons of thrust. But SpaceX is actually targeting a full 10,000 metric tons at liftoff. To put that in perspective, that’s more than twice the power of the legendary Saturn 5 rocket — making Starship the most powerful rocket ever built.
Now, with all that incredible thrust comes a pretty big trade-off — fuel. Starship Version 3 needs a massive amount of it. We’re talking about up to 4,050 metric tons of fuel and oxidizer — a big jump from the 3,650 tons used in Version 2.
That extra fuel isn’t just for show. It’s essential for maintaining full thrust throughout the entire boost phase, which lasts several minutes. It also allows all 33 engines to run at maximum power, giving the rocket more lift, longer burn times, and the ability to carry heavier payloads into orbit — or even tackle more ambitious missions beyond that.
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