Starship reaches orbit, splashes down

SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday but ended its test flight in the Pacific about seven hours earlier than planned.

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SpaceX orbital flight ends early but does not diminish the success of yet another test

The Starship spacecraft entered orbit for the first time — a milestone for SpaceX's enormous rocket. The mission was supposed to last 10 hours but was reduced to three after one of the engines failed prematurely.

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Reached orbit around the Earth for the first time – launched 26 satellites

The massive SpaceX rocket Starship reached its orbit around the Earth for the first time on Monday, but the mission ended in the Pacific Ocean seven hours earlier than planned.

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In orbit around the Earth for the first time – see the dramatic landing

The enormous SpaceX Starship rocket reached orbit around the Earth for the first time on Monday, but the journey ended in the Pacific Ocean seven hours earlier than planned.

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Handelsblatt

Spaceflight: Giant Starship rocket first reaches Earth orbit

SpaceX had planned to orbit Earth several times in ten hours for the 14th test flight of its Starship rocket system, but the plan changed after liftoff.

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Spaceflight: Giant Starship rocket first reaches Earth orbit

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