Space travel: Giant rocket Starship reaches Earth's orbit for the first time
Around the Earth several times in ten hours? That was SpaceX's goal for the 14th test flight of its Starship rocket system - but the plans were changed after the start.
SpaceX's Starship rocket, founded by Elon Musk, successfully reached Earth's orbit during a test flight on Monday. The launch took place at a spaceport in Texas and marked the 14th test flight of the Starship system. The rocket entered orbit about 275 kilometers from Earth and deployed Starlink satellites, which began to unfold their antennas and solar panels.
The mission was initially planned to last around 10 hours, but the rocket returned to Earth and landed in the Pacific Ocean after approximately three hours. The Starship system is larger than the Statue of Liberty and consists of two reusable parts: the Super Heavy booster and the upper Starship stage.
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