Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attemptSpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars.The rocket, the largest and most powerful ever built, blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas at 7.48am local time (1.48pm BST) marking its 14th test flight and first attempt to circle the planet b... By Joey Roulette STARBASE, Texas, Sept 28 (Reuters) - SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday despite having one of its engines down, overcoming this hitch Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attemptSpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future mission...S1

• By Joey Roulette STARBASE, Texas, Sept 28 (Reuters) - SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday despite having one of its engines down, overcoming this hitchS2

• The world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle, SpaceX’s Starship, has just launched into orbit...S3

• By Joey Roulette STARBASE, Texas, Sept 28 (Reuters) - SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket lifted off from Texas on Monday and reached orbit for the first time, with one of its engines down,S4