How Fast Is SpaceX Starship?

SpaceX's Starship reaches 7,000 m/s during ascent. The most powerful rocket ever flown — generating roughly twice the thrust of the Saturn V — and the first fully reusable orbital launch system. Built and flown in a fraction of the time NASA programmes typically take.

Each Raptor engine on Starship is small enough to fit through a doorway, but its 33-engine first stage produces more thrust than the entire Saturn V.

• Above orbital velocity
• Most powerful rocket ever to fly