Credit & Copyright: John Kraus
Explanation:
What's that on either side of the Moon?
Starships.
Specifically, they are launch-and-return reusable rockets being developed by
SpaceX to lift cargo and
eventually humans from the
Earth's surface into space.
The two rockets pictured are
SN9 (Serial Number 9) and
SN10 which were captured near their
Boca Chica,
Texas
launchpad last month posing below January's full
Wolf Moon.
The Starships house
liquid-methane engines
inside rugged
stainless-steel shells.
SN9 was
test-launched
earlier this month and did well with the exception of
one internal rocket that failed to relight during powered descent.
SN10 continues to undergo
ground tests
and may be test-launched later this month.
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