https://wccftech.com/spacex-starship-booster-musk-week/ > SpaceX Starship's SN5 prototype during a 150 meter hop on the 5th of this month. Emanating from the Raptor engine powering the hop are the 'Mach Diamonds' of thrust that are formed due to radial flow inhomogeneity in the nozzles. Image: SpaceX > Following a successful fundraising round earlier this month, one that was its largest to date, SpaceX has started to reveal more details about its plans for the Starship launch vehicle platform. As opposed to the company's current Falcon boosters and Dragon spacecraft, Starship is SpaceX's platform that is designed for deep space exploration - particularly for missions that the company hopes will let humans establish a permanent presence on Mars.