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Starship V4 targets three times the Saturn V

development2026-01-26

Claim

Elon Musk set a stretch goal of 300 tons of thrust per engine across 33 engines for Starship V4, roughly three times the Saturn V.

Reported metric: 10,000 tons

Reporting date: 2026-01-26 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 26, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 26, 2026

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SpaceX

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SpaceX prepares to build 10,000 Starships a year

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Welcome to January 26, 2026

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Starship V4 targets three times the Saturn V
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-26
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-26-starship-v4-10000-tons
Claim: Elon Musk set a stretch goal of 300 tons of thrust per engine across 33 engines for Starship V4, roughly three times the Saturn V.
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- Welcome to January 26, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-26-2026
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