SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit, Deploys Starlink V3s

SpaceX's Starship reached low-Earth orbit for the first time on Flight 14 from Starbase, Texas, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites after a circularization burn pushed Ship 41 past 17,500 mph. Booster 21 splashed down as planned. The milestone enables NASA's Artemis V lunar lander, which requires orbital propellant transfer before crewed missions targeting 2028.