SpaceX Starship reaches orbit on 14th test flight

The vehicle completed its first Earth orbit despite an engine failure after booster separation.

Luisa Marconi

Senior Space Correspondent

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SpaceX's 14th uncrewed Starship test flight successfully entered Earth orbit for the first time on September 28, 2026, from its Starbase facility on the Gulf of Mexico coast ^[2]^[4].