SpaceX Starship Achieves Orbit on 14th Test Flight Despite Engine Shutdown
SpaceX's Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday, lifting off from Starbase in Texas during its 14th test flight. An early engine shutdown briefly threatened the mission, but engineers gave the go-ahead for the orbital burn within minutes. The vehicle successfully deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites into orbit during the flight. SpaceX cut the originally planned 10-hour mission short to approximately three hours. The milestone keeps Starship on schedule to support NASA's upcoming Artemis lunar missions.
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