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The launch vehicle is composed of both a 232-foot Super Heavy rocket and the 171-foot upper stage spacecraft, or capsule where crew and cargo would ride.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
The launch vehicle is designed to carry both crew and cargo to the Moon, Mars, or low Earth orbit—particularly important for all those Starlink satellites.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
In addition, the implications of shifting control of spaceplanes and other launch vehicles could result in reductions in the cost of getting into space while allowing smaller companies and institutions to enter the field.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 June 2025
Payload fairings are like clamshells that enclose the satellites mounted to the top of their launch vehicle, protecting them from weather on the launch pad and from airflow as the rocket accelerates to supersonic speeds.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
The launch vehicle is designed to carry both crew and cargo to the Moon, Mars, or low Earth orbit—particularly important for all those Starlink satellites.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
In addition, the implications of shifting control of spaceplanes and other launch vehicles could result in reductions in the cost of getting into space while allowing smaller companies and institutions to enter the field.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 June 2025
Payload fairings are like clamshells that enclose the satellites mounted to the top of their launch vehicle, protecting them from weather on the launch pad and from airflow as the rocket accelerates to supersonic speeds.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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