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SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Monday morning from the Starbase site near Brownsville, Texas, on the vehicle's 14th test flight and its first attempt to reach Earth orbit after 13 previous suborbital missions.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Monday morning from the Starbase site near Brownsville, Texas, on the vehicle's 14th test flight and its first attempt to reach Earth orbit after 13 previous suborbital missions.

The upper stage lost one of its engines during ascent, prompting deliberations among flight controllers over whether to proceed. Controllers cleared the vehicle for orbit, and Starship completed its insertion burn about 26 minutes after liftoff.

The upper stage lost one of its engines during ascent, prompting deliberations among flight controllers over whether to proceed. Controllers cleared the vehicle for orbit, and Starship completed its insertion burn about 26 minutes after liftoff.

The mission plan calls for roughly 10 hours in space and six trips around the planet, with the deployment of 26 third-generation Starlink satellites that are intended to become operational parts of the SpaceX network.

The mission plan calls for roughly 10 hours in space and six trips around the planet, with the deployment of 26 third-generation Starlink satellites that are intended to become operational parts of the SpaceX network.

SpaceX is not attempting to catch either stage with the launch tower's mechanical arms on this flight. The Super Heavy booster aimed for a splashdown off the Texas coast, while the upper stage is set to come down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile.

SpaceX is not attempting to catch either stage with the launch tower's mechanical arms on this flight. The Super Heavy booster aimed for a splashdown off the Texas coast, while the upper stage is set to come down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile.

During July's 13th test flight, three booster engines had problems that cut short the boost-back burn, and only eight of 13 engines fired for the landing burn, producing a hard splashdown. SpaceX said it made engine and software upgrades in response.

During July's 13th test flight, three booster engines had problems that cut short the boost-back burn, and only eight of 13 engines fired for the landing burn, producing a hard splashdown. SpaceX said it made engine and software upgrades in response.

NASA has contracted SpaceX to supply a Starship variant as a lunar lander for a landing targeted in 2028, a mission that would require multiple tanker flights and orbital refueling, a capability that has not yet been demonstrated at that scale.

NASA has contracted SpaceX to supply a Starship variant as a lunar lander for a landing targeted in 2028, a mission that would require multiple tanker flights and orbital refueling, a capability that has not yet been demonstrated at that scale.

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