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Starship is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, a record previously held by NASA's retired 363-foot-tall Saturn V that powered the iconic Apollo lunar program.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The supply chains, construction methods and institutional capabilities that built the Apollo launch vehicles no longer exist.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Currently, the company’s heavy-lift launch vehicle, New Glenn, is still preparing for its second launch; the craft has also not yet achieved a successful booster landing.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Venus, by contrast, is focused on propulsion rather than whole launch vehicles, and has already achieved a technical milestone that no competitor can yet claim.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The supply chains, construction methods and institutional capabilities that built the Apollo launch vehicles no longer exist.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Currently, the company’s heavy-lift launch vehicle, New Glenn, is still preparing for its second launch; the craft has also not yet achieved a successful booster landing.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Venus, by contrast, is focused on propulsion rather than whole launch vehicles, and has already achieved a technical milestone that no competitor can yet claim.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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