| Citation: | Liu Cechan, Chen Shaojiang, Zou Chenchen, et al. Analysis of “Superheavy Starship” project: technological innovation and references for China’s aerospace[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2026, 41（10）：20250055 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20250055
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This research focuses on the “Superheavy Starship” project of SpaceX in the United States, deeply analyzing its technological system and development process. The technical details, flight test performances and improvement paths from the first to the ninth flights of Starship are comprehensively sorted out, fully demonstrating its innovative achievements in multiple fields such as reusable technology, propulsion, structural materials, and navigation control, such as the launch tower robotic arm recovery technology and the full-flow staged combustion cycle of the Raptor engine. Meanwhile, the technical problems faced by the project and the corresponding coping strategies are discussed, accurately foreseeing its broad prospects in commercial aerospace, deep space exploration, military applications, etc. Targeted and constructive inspirations and suggestions are put forward from the dimensions of technological breakthroughs, cost management, business expansion, international cooperation and talent cultivation in combination with the current situation of China’s aerospace, so as to facilitate the development of China’s aerospace.
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