SpaceX Starship: Has Elon Musk's biggest gamble just paid off? | DW News

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Elon Musk's Starship megarocket has reached orbit for the first time after blasting off from Texas. The test flight is also deploying next-generation Starlink satellites. The 124-meter rocket was designed to be fully reusable to lower launch costs. SpaceX is hoping to develop the gigantic launch vehicle for future trips to the Moon and Mars. We speak to Jeff Foust, senior writer at SpaceNews.com about Starship's milestone. #dwnews #spacex #starship #elonmusk #starlink #moon #mars Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Starship reaches orbit for the first time 00:18 Report: SpaceX launches Starship and deploys Starlink satellites 01:15 Interview: Jeff Foust, senior writer at SpaceNews, on Starship's orbital milestone 01:52 How Starship's engine redundancy helped the mission succeed 02:29 What SpaceX achieved with Starship flight 14 03:13 Starlink version 3 satellites and the boost in network capacity 04:04 Why spending hours in orbit matters for future missions 05:43 Artemis and the role of S

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