SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time in Major Test
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Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket Monday morning on its first orbital flight test. This rocket is carrying 26 satellites that are to be deployed into orbit. This is the launch from the Starbase facility in South Texas. Starship took off at 7:49 a.m. local time out of SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in South Texas, embarking on what could be a nearly 10-hour-long test flight. The rocket was carrying 26 of the company’s upgraded Starlink satellites, which the vehicle successfully deployed in orbit to join the existing internet-from-space network. -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET Saturday & Sunday 7am-10am ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Busine
Tags: Aerospace, Elon Musk, NASA, Space Exploration, SpaceX, SpaceX C&M Ltd., SpaceX Starship, spacex dragon
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