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SpaceX’s showpiece Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
Founder Elon Musk's rocket, the largest ever built, is meant to carry NASA mission to moon and beyond.
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Founder Elon Musk's rocket, the largest ever built, is meant to carry NASA mission to moon and beyond.
SpaceX got its Starship rocket into orbit, but after a tense few minutes of comms and the loss of an engine, the call was made to end the mission early.
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, on its 14th test flight. The rocket lifted off from Starbase, Texas, at 7:48am local time and entered orbit about 25 minutes later. It then released 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The flight nearly stopped short. One of the six engines on the upper stage shut […] This story continues at The Next Web
The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars.
Though not without some drama along the way.
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.
The 14th test flight of SpaceX's Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket and spacecraft, successfully achieved orbit Monday morning.