SpaceX launches Starship rocket as it aims to orbit around Earth for first time
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, SpaceX launched its 407-foot Starship from Starbase, Texas, on its 14th test flight, successfully reaching Earth orbit for the first time in the vehicle's history.
- One of six Raptor engines shut down shortly after liftoff, prompting mission control to initially call off the orbital insertion burn; however, engineers reversed the decision after reassessing telemetry, allowing the spacecraft to proceed.
- After reaching orbit, Starship deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites at roughly 269 km altitude, but flight controllers ended the mission after three hours instead of the planned 10-hour duration, directing the spacecraft toward an earlier splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
- Despite the truncated flight, SpaceX shares declined about 1% today, yet the successful orbital insertion marks critical progress toward fully reusable spacecraft needed for future lunar exploration missions.
- Artemis IV, slated for no sooner than 2028, will rely on Starship to land astronauts on the moon, while SpaceX tests mechanical arm catches by year's end to advance full reusability for routine orbital operations.
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Oleg Tsarev: Spectacular: Elon Musk's Starship entered Earth orbit for the first time, and there was some drama: one of the ship's six engines failed during ascent. And even the option of drowning Starship in Indian was discussed..
Spectacular: Elon Musk's Starship entered Earth's orbit for the first timeThere was some drama: during the ascent, one of the ship's six engines failed. And even the option of sinking Starship in the Indian Ocean was discussed. But he still made it to...
A Starship rocket was launched successfully into orbit for the first time, where it deployed several satellites. It was planned that the giant rocket would orbit the Earth six times - but there were technical problems.
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