Starship is the centerpiece of Musk's vision of sending the first humans to Mars, and is also critical in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon's surface for the first time in five decades.

SpaceX is developing Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning the rocket and vehicle can return to the ground for additional missions. SpaceX plans to conduct the 11th flight ...

So big, in fact, that the spacecraft has earned the designation as the world's largest rocket. To put it in relatable terms, at about 400 feet high, Starship is taller than a football field is long ...