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Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA

Space Launch System (SLS)

4 CrewSince 2022

Stages

2

Engines

4

Success

100%

Engine: RS-25 + SRBs

SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built — even more powerful than the Saturn V that took astronauts to the Moon!

Starship
SpaceX

Starship

Reusable100 CrewSince 2023

Stages

2

Engines

39

Success

60%

Engine: Raptor 2

Starship is taller than the Statue of Liberty and can carry enough people to fill a school bus — to Mars!

Quick Highlights

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Tallest

Starship

120m

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Most Payload

Starship

100,000kg

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Most Powerful

Starship

72,000kN

Detailed Specifications

Space Launch System (SLS)
vs
Starship
3Wins
Starship leads!
Wins8

Physical

Height
98 m
120 m
Liftoff Weight
2.6M kg
5.0M kg
Stages
2
2

Performance

Payload Capacity
27.0K kg
100.0K kg
Liftoff Thrust
39.1K kN
72.0K kN
Max Speed
39.4K km/h
27.0K km/h
Number of Engines
4 × RS-25 + SRBs
39 × Raptor 2

Mission Profile

Crew Capacity
4 astronauts
100 astronauts
Success Rate
100%
60%
Reusable
No ✗
Yes ✓

Economics & History

Cost Per Launch
$4.1B
$90.0M
Cost Per kg to Orbit
$151.9K/kg
$900/kg
First Flight
2022
2023
Payload Destination
Moon
Low Earth Orbit

Fun Facts

Space Launch System (SLS)

SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built — even more powerful than the Saturn V that took astronauts to the Moon!

Starship

Starship is taller than the Statue of Liberty and can carry enough people to fill a school bus — to Mars!