SpaceX launches Starship rocket as it aims to orbit around Earth for first time
- On Monday, SpaceX launched its 400-foot Starship from Texas, successfully reaching orbit for the first time despite losing one engine during ascent. "Starship is orbital," Mission Control announced to cheers.
- The 14th full-scale launch from Texas saw all 33 Raptor engines ignite, generating roughly 16 million pounds of thrust. SpaceX previously conducted 13 suborbital tests, roughly half ending in explosions as engineers refined the hardware.
- Founder Elon Musk's rocket carried 26 advanced Starlink satellites to a 275 km altitude, where the craft plans to circle Earth six times over 10 hours. The satellites carry ten times the capacity of earlier models.
- The Super Heavy booster achieved a "fairly soft" splashdown in the Gulf after separating from the upper stage. SpaceX aims to certify the vehicle for NASA's Artemis IV mission, slated for no sooner than 2028.
- Musk emphasized extreme caution regarding debris over land, stating "our popularity would diminish very rapidly" if the spacecraft breaks apart over populated areas. SpaceX plans to phase out the Falcon rocket within several years as Starship proves its reusability.
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tlz.deSpaceX is testing a rocket system with the Starship, which for the first time brings its own satellites into space. How does the flight go so far?
SpaceX's Starship rocket took off from Texas on Monday (28) and reached orbit for the first time, with one of its engines deactivated, in a risky attempt to launch its first batch of Starlink satellites on the company's most ambitious mission to date. The unmanned vehicle, with the height of a 40-story building and composed of a Super Heavy propellant and the Starship spaceship coupled at the top, departed with the collapse of its launch platfor…
SpaceX Rocket Blasts Off in a Key Orbital Test
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship forward orbit for the first time Monday, likeing for six full waves around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program. It was Starship's 14th full-scale launch from Texas in three years, but the earlier flights ventured no farther than the Indian Ocean...
The launch is a key step in the development of the huge launcher designed for future routes to the Moon and Mars. Source link:
Rocket carries 26 Starlink satellites in a test of SpaceX's plans for future orbital missions
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