The Payload Paradox: How Starship Is Redrawing the Space Industry Blueprint The space industry has long revered behemoths like the Saturn V, but none have garnered as much attention as SpaceX's Starship.
With a payload capacity of 100 metric tons to low Earth orbit, it redefines what was once thought possible and forces traditional players and newcomers alike to reassess their ambitions.
Historically, the space industry has been marked by incremental innovation, with each new launch a minor variation on the last.