Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Developed by SpaceX, it is designed to be fully reusable — a first for orbital-class vehicles. The company was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with the explicit goal of enabling human life on Mars.
Why full reusability matters
Rockets have historically been discarded after a single flight. Reusing the hardware is what turns spaceflight from an expedition into a form of transportation.
Starship is powered by the Raptor Engine, a full-flow staged-combustion engine that burns methane and liquid oxygen.
Missions
Starship is central to the Artemis Program, which will use it as a human landing system for the Moon.
The goal is not to build a better rocket. It is to make life multi-planetary.