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SpaceX Has Updated Mars and Starship Plans

SpaceX Has Updated Mars and Starship Plans

By Brian Wang

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May 30, 2025
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Elon Musk has updated the Mars and Starship plans.

Starship and the Booster will eventually each be made about 20% more powerful. There will be versions by the end of the year that will be improved by about 5-10%.

The new Starship will not have heat shields around the engines. The new engines can withstand the higher temperatures without protection.

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