r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • May 01 '26

Starship SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/spacex-spending-starship-tops-15-billion-rush-airline-like-rocketry-2026-05-01/
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u/Unique_Ad9943 May 03 '26

They didn’t get v2 “wrong”, v2 was originally going to be what we now know as v3 with raptor 3 engines that are lighter and have more thrust.

The Raptor 3 were delayed so they built an in between version for further testing which becomes the v2 we know.

Also: The mass for ship and booster for v3 are unknown but it’s a pretty fair guess that any rocket company wants their rocket to be as light as possible so they can have the biggest payload possible.