SpaceX’s Starship, the largest rocket in the world, is set to become even bigger as the company continues to target Mars missions in the future. With a planned height of 500 feet (150 meters), the Starship is expected to significantly reduce the cost of each launch to approximately $3 million, a substantial decrease from the $5.9 million cost of a Falcon 1 rocket launch in 2004 when adjusted for inflation.
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s visionary founder, emphasized the Starship’s importance for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon. Musk envisions Starship’s capabilities to orbit Earth and refill its tanks as crucial for the Artemis mission.