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Robert Z. Pearlman

Light this candle: SpaceX taking orders for Starship model with rocket engine torch

SpaceX's new Starship Torch trades the real spacecraft's six methane-fueled rocket engines with a refillable butane lighter.

As the first space launch of the world's most powerful rocket looms, you can now "light" or "land" your own Starship.

SpaceX on Monday (April 17) debuted two new scale models of its stainless steel spacecraft as the company's engineers were attempting the first fully integrated launch of Starship with its Super Heavy booster. (The flight was scrubbed due to a valve issue). One of the models is a static desktop display, while the other stops just short of having a functional rocket engine.

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