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FAA Clears SpaceX For Starship 14 Flight

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.

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Axiosaxios.com / 1 report / National / Corporate
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SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital flight

SpaceX launched its next-generation Starship rocket early Monday on what's planned to be its first orbital mission. 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 flight of about 10 hours. It's set to orbit Earth about six times before splashing down in the

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SpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit

The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.

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SpaceX to attempt Starship's 1st orbital flight test

The 14th test flight of SpaceX's Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket and spacecraft, is on track for Monday morning.

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SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls

SpaceX is gearing up for a monumental flight today that's sure to be closely watched by Amazon. If successful, SpaceX will deploy its first Starlink V3 satellites, which tout meaningful upgrades to the ever-expanding Starlink constellation. The 26 satellites will be riding atop Starship, which SpaceX will also attempt to deploy into Earth orbit for the first time. The mission arrives amid Amazon's ongoing setbacks with launch partners that are keeping its own Leo satellites grounded, and falling

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SpaceX prepares to send Starship rocket to orbit for first time

Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to launch a historic test flight of its massive Starship rocket early Monday.

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SpaceX's supersized Starship launches toward orbit for the first time

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.

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Why SpaceX’s Starship orbital flight test is historic

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is attempting a historic mission on Monday morning, as it aims to send its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time. Musk is looking to break records with Starship’s first orbital flight test by sending the world’s largest and most powerful rocket into orbit. SpaceX is aiming for about six orbits around […]

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FAA Clears SpaceX For Starship 14 Flight

Aviation Week The most powerful rocket ever built is on the verge of its biggest — and riskiest — test yet CNN Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship spaceflightnow.com SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live Space SpaceX pins hopes on Starship's first orbital test launch Spectrum News 13

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