SpaceX Starship Stacked to Become the World's Tallest Rocket

SpaceX's Starship is now the world's tallest rocket.

Yesterday, on August 6, 2021, SpaceX stacked its Starship SN20 spacecraft on top of the Super Heavy rocket called Booster 4. At 120 m (395 feet) tall, the fully stacked rocket is the tallest in the world.  It's actually even taller if you consider the launch pad (145 m or 475 feet).  Stacking the spacecraft is part of the preparation for an upcoming orbital test flight.

The previous record was NASA's Saturn V rocket at 111 m (363 feet).

To let the world know, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted "Starship Fully Stacked" along with four images of the stacking process.

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