SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Earth Orbit

SpaceX has achieved a major breakthrough as its Starship rocket successfully reached Earth orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight. Launching from the Starbase facility on the Gulf Coast, the spacecraft carried its first operational payload and successfully deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites. This milestone marks a critical turning point for the $15 billion development program, which had been restricted to suborbital altitudes in all previous flights since 2023. Looking ahead, Elon Musk stated that their ultimate goal is to launch thousands of Starships annually to achieve unprecedented transport speeds across the space industry.