Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Renderings of the BFR/BFS

Now called the Starship and the Super Heavy.  The Starship is the ship which will get to Mars and the Moon, the Super Heavy is the booster.  The Starhopper is the test rocket built at Boca Chica to do "hops" so that the rocket engines, take off, and landing can be tested before the full version is completed and orbital tests start.  (Musk has confirmed that the Super Heavy will also be made of shiny stainless steel)

The artist is Kimi Talvitie. 

From left to right:
The Starhopper, the Starship, the Super Heavy, the Falcon 9 and the Starship on top of the Super Heavy

The 1.8 metre bar at the bottom of the image is the height of an average human.

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3 comments:

  1. MercadoJune 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM

    Awestruck with Elon Musk Genius and Delighted he has Chosen Boca Chica as a test and hopefully Launch site for future flights of Starships and Super
    Heavy. I grew up in the lower Rio Grande Valley just west of Boca Chica
    and enthusiasticly look forward to viewing some futue launches. THANK YOU ELON, AND SPACEX!!

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  2. MercadoJune 2, 2020 at 2:02 PM

    Awestruck with Elon Musk's Genius and Delighted he has Chosen Boca Chica as a test and hopefully Launch site for future flights of Starships and Super
    Heavy. I grew up in the lower Rio Grande Valley just west of Boca Chica
    and enthusiasticly look forward to viewing some futue launches. THANK YOU ELON, AND SPACEX!!

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  3. MercadoJune 2, 2020 at 2:06 PM

    btw, I was able to preview my post prior to publish, but not able to edit for minor punchuation.
    Later discovered post was available, so I rrpublished. Thanks editors.

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