‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attempt SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars. The rocket, the largest and most powerful ever built, blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas…
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- SpaceX launches supersized Starship into orbit dw.com
- SpaceX’s Starship lifts off in make-or-break orbital test flight scientificamerican.com
- SpaceX's Starship launches on 14th flight, first headed to orbit channelnewsasia.com
