ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 29, 12:56 AM
One headline notes the flight ended early, while others emphasize the successful orbit, deployment, and historical significance.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "SpaceX's Starship, the biggest rocket ever built, launches into orbit". The right frames it as "SpaceX's Starship Just Reached Orbit for the First Time".
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SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the newest and most advanced Starlinks yet.
The biggest rocket ever built launched into orbit around Earth on Monday, making history. SpaceX took this important step as part of its plan to reach the moon or even Mars. Mark Strassmann...
Starship is slated to replace SpaceX’s reusable workhorse, the Falcon 9, which has allowed the Elon Musk-owned company to achieve a lucrative near-monopoly on satellite launches.
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.
Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.