Starship’s fiery splashdown still a huge win for SpaceX | NewsNation Live
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ended its first orbit of Earth with a fiery splashdown in the Pacific Ocean just north of Hawaii Monday. The megarocket lost one of its engines shortly after launch, though it continued to enter orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites. The spacecraft’s test journey was cut much shorter than the 10-hour flight originally planned, deorbiting after three hours. NewsNation's Nancy Loo reports.
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AI GeneratedSpaceX successfully launched Starship 14 into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites before performing a controlled splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Despite a shortened mission duration and one engine failure during ascent, the flight marks a historic milestone in SpaceX's goal to achieve full reusability and support future lunar and Martian missions.