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SpaceX's huge Starship rocket reaches Earth's orbit for the first time

SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to orbit for the first time on Monday, September 28, with the aim of completing six turns to Earth to show that it is ready for NASA's Artemis lunar program. The 10-hour flight, which includes the deployment of 26 Starlink satellites, is a milestone in the development of this huge launch vehicle.

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SpaceX to attempt putting Starship rocket into Earth orbit for first time

Space X on Monday will attempt to launch its Starship rocket from Texas into Earth's orbit in a 10-hour flight which would deploy 26 Starlink satellites and would represent a milestone in the development of the massive launch vehicle. But the success of the launch is uncertain, as many previous tests have failed.

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NASA, SpaceX launch crew to space station to retrieve stuck astronauts

The replacement crew for the International Space Station was launched late Friday, paving the way for the return home of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, two NASA astronauts stuck on the space station for nine months. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:03 p.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Crew-10 members: NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov. The crew is part of a routine six-month rotation. Crew-10 and the Dragon spacecraft are expected to reach the space station around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Returning to Earth a