NASA and SpaceX hope to launch Super Heavy BN3 & Starship SN20 by July 2021

SpaceX finally unveils its first Super Heavy Booster, and it is huge and eyebrow-raising. largest rocket booster still has a lot of work to be completed which will help it meet required functionalities properly. After all installation process is done, first Super Heavy BN1 proto will be around 67 meters (220 ft) tall from top to tail of its Raptor engines. 

Elon Musk shares first look at Super Heavy Booster BN1

Super Heavy tank section at its full height is not only cool but it is first of its kind with a ‘thrust doughnut’ - a doughnut-shaped plate that will be used to attach  rocket’s centre cluster of Raptor engines.  successful assembly of largest rocket booster ever has not only set timer for mission right but it has also served as a motivation for fans of Technoking of Tesla. However, a lot of work is still remaining such as booster needs to be combined with two halves toger and connect preinstalled plumbing and avionics runs.

For now, in comparison to Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy rocket (which are tallest operational rockets in market), SpaceX Super Heavy BN1 booster is just around 10ft that is 3 metres shorter. And, as we all know that Super Heavy is just a boost, it will be a show to watch when SpaceX will reveal first look at 120m (~395 ft) tall rocket with a Starship upper stage and spacecraft installed on top.

Apart from this, as SpaceX organisation is racing its way to innovation, a report by NASA Spaceflight says that private space agency hopes that  orbital Starship launches will begin as early as July 2021. Technoking Musk also confirmed reports that first launch attempt will nominally use Super Heavy booster BN3 and Starship SN20. Whereas Super Heavy BN1 will serve as a testing proto for several possible Raptor static fires and ors. It is also said that BN2 rocket will be used for short hop test, among or qualification tasks.