SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by TNW at 28 Sept, 15:58 UTC

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…

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