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SpaceX is making significant progress in the development of the Starship V2, including new features and upcoming missions, while also facing competition and challenges in the space market Questions to inspire discussion  What developments have been made on SpaceX's Starship V2? —The video discusses the siting of propellant tanks, progress of super heavy booster 10, and new hot staging techniques for the Starship V2. What challenges is Europe's space market facing? —The video covers challenges with the Ariane 5 and Vega rockets, including failures, redesigns, and potential refund requests for satellite spots on future missions. What is the status of...

 Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket. Reusability allows SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn drives down the cost of space access. Falcon Heavy is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world’s most powerful operational rockets,...