Watch: SpaceX launches Starship rocket into orbit for first time
The mission was supposed to last about 10 hours, but the SpaceX team decided to end it early. The ship deployed 26 "next generation" Starlink V3 satellites, joining the existing constellation which deliver broadband internet on Earth. SpaceX describes Starship as "the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed" and says it will eventually carry crew and cargo "to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond".
- ▪The mission was supposed to last about 10 hours, but the SpaceX team decided to end it early.
- ▪The ship deployed 26 "next generation" Starlink V3 satellites, joining the existing constellation which deliver broadband internet on Earth.
- ▪SpaceX describes Starship as "the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed" and says it will eventually carry crew and cargo "to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond".
7 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time — TechCrunch
- ▪ SpaceX Launches Starship Into Orbit For The First Time — The Information
- ▪ ‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time — The Guardian — World
- ▪ After One Hiccup, SpaceX Reaches Orbit With Starship's 14th Launch — PCMag
- ▪ SpaceX's Starship launching to orbit for first time ever today — Space
- ▪ Watch Live as SpaceX’s Starship Attempts to Reach Orbit for the First Time — Gizmodo
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Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit testCloseSpaceX's Starship rocket has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after orbiting the Earth for about three hours. The mission was supposed to last about 10 hours, but the SpaceX team decided to end it early.
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