The hot staging interstages of V3 Starship booster and Soviet N-1 Block A 1st stage. The difference is that the Starship booster interstage and tank dome must survive hot staging, so that the booster can RTLS and fly on the next launch.
Elon's SpaceX Starship:
"Ship 40 at Christmas Island. A view of the engine bay. The tow line is attached to one of the sea level Raptors."
Now it's Ship 41's turn for flight.
Full static fire of all six engines. August 21, 2026.
Ship 41 is planned to deploy V3 Starlink satellites in an operational orbit.
EDIT: Ship 41 won't attempt a Starbase Texas landing, but instead, will do a water landing after a de-orbit burn.
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Falcon 9 booster B1078 30th time.