SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital flight

SpaceX launched its next-generation Starship rocket early Monday on what's planned to be its first orbital mission. Why it matters: The massive, fully-reusable Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial spaceflight ambitions, while NASA is counting on a modified version for use as a lunar lander in its Artemis program. Driving the news: Starship launched from South Texas just before 9 a.m. ET on a planned flight of about 10 hours. It's set to orbit Earth about six times before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Chile. As part of the mission, Starship will deploy 26 of the company's new,

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