SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Deploys 26 Starlink Satellites Before Cutting Its Flight Short
Nature World News | 29.09.2026 23:00SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, Sept. 28, and released 26 Starlink V3 internet satellites before flight controllers cut the mission short. The rocket lifted off from Starbase, Texas, at 7:48 a.m. CDT (8:48 a.m. EDT), survived an early engine shutdown on its upper stage, and entered orbit roughly 25 minutes after liftoff, according to Space.com.
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