{
  "id": 10552548,
  "title": "Space travel: Giant rocket Starship reaches Earth's orbit for the first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/raumfahrt-riesen-rakete-starship-schafft-es-erstmals-in-erdumlaufbahn-10552548",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/raumfahrt-riesen-rakete-starship-schafft-es-erstmals-in-erdumlaufbahn/100258078.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}