SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit After Engine Failure Scare

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket launched from Starbase in South Texas at 7:49 a.m. local time, beginning a mission that could last nearly 10 hours. However, Elon Musk’s rocket company confirmed an engine failure and said Starship would not enter orbit.

BBG: SPACEX CONFIRMS THAT STARSHIP WILL NOT ENTER ORBIT FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE

News of the engine mishap sent shares to premarket lows, down about 2%.

The engine failure will prevent the planned deployment of 26 upgraded Starlink satellites.

BBG: SPACEX FORGOES ORBITAL DEPLOYMENT OF NEW V3 STARLINK SATELLITES ON STARSHIP MISSION BECAUSE OF FAILED STARSHIP ENGINE

However, despite the engine failure, SpaceX later said an attempt to reach orbit might still be possible.

BBG: SPACEX CONSIDERING STARSHIP ORBIT ATTEMPT AFTER ENGINE WENT OUT+

That whipsawed shares back to unchanged in the premarket. 

And now: SPACEX: STARSHIP REACHES ORBIT FOR THE FIRST TIME

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Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch → https://t.co/uQKQvgaTmJ

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