SpaceX Launches First Starship Flight to Orbit in Key Test

Description: SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket lifted off on Monday morning on its first orbital flight test, a critical milestone that could pave the way for the test rocket to begin regular satellite launches. #spacex #space #rocket #texas #technology #news #usa

Starship took off at 7:49 a.m. local time out of SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in South Texas, embarking on what could be a nearly 10-hour-long test flight. The rocket is carrying 26 of the company’s upgraded Starlink satellites that SpaceX intends to deploy in orbit and join the existing internet-from-space network.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-28/spacex-to-stage-first-ever-starship-flight-to-orbit-in-key-test

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