SpaceX launches Starship rocket as it aims to orbit around Earth for first time
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time during its 14th full-scale test flight from Starbase, Texas, surviving an early engine shutdown during ascent.
- Previous Starship tests were limited to suborbital trajectories over three years, part of a development campaign costing SpaceX more than $15 billion, setting high stakes for this orbital attempt.
- After flight controllers reversed a 'no-go' decision following a Raptor engine failure, Starship proceeded to orbit and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites into the company's broadband constellation.
- Mission control announced 'Starship is orbital' during the live stream; flight controllers then cut the planned 10-hour mission to three hours, redirecting the vehicle for a Pacific Ocean splashdown.
- This orbital success positions SpaceX to support NASA's Artemis lunar missions, with Elon Musk eyeing future catch attempts using mechanical arms to enable rapid Starship reflying by year's end.
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Elon Musk's new super rocket is one step further. On his 14th test flight, the upper stage of his "Starship" has reached an earth orbit for the first time.
SpaceX Starship Launch: Giant Rocket Reaches Orbit, Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
<p><em>Edited by: Kieran Burke</em></p> <p>US airspace giant SpaceX on Monday launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit. The firm hoped the Starship could complete six full laps around Earth in order to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.</p> <p>"Starship is orbital," Mission Control announced to cheers. The Launch took place at Starbase, Texas. The laps were supposed to last around 10 hours, ending with a Pacific splashdown n…
The Starship delivered 26 satellites into orbit.
A Starship rocket from the company SpaceX landed in orbit around the Earth for the first time on Monday. SpaceX needed fourteen attempts with the Starship rocket before it succeeded.
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SpaceX Starship splashes down after successful 1st orbital flight test
(NEW YORK) - SpaceX on Monday launched the world's largest and most powerful rocket and spacecraft on a mission that marks the first time the spacecraft achieved orbit. Starship splashed down in the Pacific, north of Hawaii, just before noon ET. Although the mission ended some seven hours earlier than planned, with the company choosing to return to Earth during the first scheduled mission checkpoint, SpaceX is calling flight 14 a success because…
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