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Starship reaches Earth orbit for the first time on Flight 14

TWiT says Starship suffered an engine failure during its first flight to orbit.

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On October 9, 2026, a user citing SpaceX said Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on Flight 14. The user said it was set to make roughly six laps, deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, then deorbit and splash down in the Pacific. TWiT reported an engine failure during the flight.

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Starship reaches Earth orbit for the first time on Flight 14

TWiT says Starship suffered an engine failure during its first flight to orbit.

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SG Sergey Golubev@serge_golubev 2:52 AM · Oct 9, 2026
🚀 No big deal, just the largest rocket ever: Starship launched successfully and hit Earth orbit for the first time, per SpaceX. Flight test #14. It’s set to do ~6 laps around Earth, deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites, then deorbit and splash down in the Pacific. 🌊🛰️