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, led by Elon Musk, successfully reached Earth's orbit during a test flight, marking a significant milestone. The rocket, launched from a Texas spaceport, achieved orbit about 275 kilometers above Earth and later crashed into the Pacific Ocean in a controlled flamesball. The mission was initially planned to last around 10 hours, but was shortened, with SpaceX not disclosing a reason.
NASA chief Jared Isaacman congratulated SpaceX, calling the flight "wunderschöner start" and looking forward to future Starship missions.
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