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The rocket that's tried to reach orbit more times than most people change careers.

means A large spacecraft, especially one envisioned or built for interplanetary or interstellar travel.

from A straightforward compound of 'star' and 'ship,' built on the old nautical metaphor of vessels sailing through space. The word was a staple of early-to-mid-20th-century science fiction before it ever named a real machine — popularized by pulp magazines and franchises like Star Trek — and later borrowed back into reality as the name for actual rocket programs chasing the fiction.

height
nearly 400 feet, taller than the Statue of Liberty
design philosophy
blow up fast, learn faster, rebuild by Tuesday
fuel
liquid methane, basically bottled Mars gas
ambition
built to make humans a multi-planet species
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