SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites

SentiSense · Published Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 AM ET · Updated Sep 28, 2026, 12:12 PM ET

SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on September 28, 2026, despite losing one of six upper-stage Raptor engines after separation,...