SpaceX launched its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time on Monday 28 September 2026.
The flight was designated Starship Flight 14. It lifted off from Starbase Texas at 8:49 a.m. EDT. The mission was flown to prove the vehicle is ready for NASA's Artemis lunar program.
Starship is designed for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. SpaceX also plans to use the rocket for future Starlink launches.
This is the first major human spaceflight test mission since a 2024 test flight incident left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for nine months.
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