SpaceX Starship Successfully Lifts Off, Begins First-Ever Orbital Flight Test Mission
SpaceX’s Starship lifted off from its Starbase in Texas, beginning humanity’s first complete orbital flight test mission carried out by a fully reusable super-heavy-lift launch vehicle, with multiple Starlink V3 satellites reaching orbit on board, marking a critical step in the maturity of the long-developed megarocket and laying the technical foundation for subsequent commercial crewed deep-space exploration.