Starship reportedly reaches orbit for the first time and deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites
A post says an engine on the booster shut down during ascent and a spacecraft engine later had trouble, but the mission went ahead with satellite deployment.
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A post says SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites. It describes engine trouble on both the booster and spacecraft, and says SpaceX brought the spacecraft back before it completed a second orbit over concerns about further problems. The spacecraft splashed down near Hawaii and then exploded, according to the account.
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