SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, but the test flight ended earlier than planned. SpaceX got its Starship rocket into orbit, but after a tense few minutes of comms and the loss of an engine, the call was made to end the mission early. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, but the test flight ended earlier than planned.S1

• SpaceX got its Starship rocket into orbit, but after a tense few minutes of comms and the loss of an engine, the call was made to end the mission early.S2

• Former SpaceX Starship software manager and Revel CEO Scott Morton calls the rocket’s first trip to orbit a “monumental step forward,” despite an engine failure during ascent. Morton, who spent nearly a decade at SpaceX before founding Revel, explains the soft...S3

• SpaceX’s SPCX.O Starship finally crossed a milestone the company has chased for years, reaching orbit for the first time today even after an unexpected mid-flight engine shutdown — a scare it overcame to deploy its first batch of next-generation Starlink satel...S4

• SpaceX's spaceship blasted off from its Starbase launch facility in Texas on 28 September morning, marking its 14th test flight and first attempt to circle the planet before falling back to Earth, despite an engine failure. ..S5