SpaceFortuneabout 1 hour ago
Starship Reaches Orbit, Flight Cut Short
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SpaceX launched Starship to orbit for the first time Monday, deploying 26 advanced Starlink satellites. One engine shut down early, but controllers proceeded. The planned 10-hour, six-lap flight was cut to three hours, splashing down in the Pacific. The 407-foot rocket is key to NASA's Artemis moon program and Musk's Mars ambitions.
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