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Vast’s did not mention or respond to questions about cost or a launch vehicle, but its cooperation with SpaceX so far suggests Haven-2’s modules will ride that company’s exceptionally reliable Falcon 9 to orbit.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
That’s the site of testing and launch operations for the company’s Starship rocket — the largest launch vehicle ever created, which Musk bills as the vehicle that will land humans on Mars for the first time.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Towering about 320 feet tall, the launch vehicle is advertised as lifting as much as 45,000 kilograms (or over 99,000 pounds) to low Earth orbit — double that of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This was the first mission failure for a Falcon 9 rocket in 335 missions since 2016, a record unmatched in the history of space launch vehicles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
That’s the site of testing and launch operations for the company’s Starship rocket — the largest launch vehicle ever created, which Musk bills as the vehicle that will land humans on Mars for the first time.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Towering about 320 feet tall, the launch vehicle is advertised as lifting as much as 45,000 kilograms (or over 99,000 pounds) to low Earth orbit — double that of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This was the first mission failure for a Falcon 9 rocket in 335 missions since 2016, a record unmatched in the history of space launch vehicles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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