SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital flight
Axios · north america
SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket successfully reached Earth orbit for the first time Monday morning.Why it matters: The massive, fully-reusable Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial spaceflight ambitions, while NASA is counting on a modified version for use as a lunar lander in its Artemis program.Driving the news: Starship launched from South Texas just before 9 a.m. ET on a planned test flight of about 10 hours.It's set to orbit Earth about six times before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Chile. As part of the mission, Starship deployed 26 of the company's new, better-p
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