Event Brief
SpaceX Starship reaches orbit after engine failure
By The BriefBrief · Sources (9)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: SpaceX’s uncrewed Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday morning, despite a brief risk during ascent after an engine failed. The 40-story vehicle lifted off at 7.49am local time from Starbase in South Texas on a nearly 10-hour test flight carrying 26 upgraded Starlink satellites.
WHO: SpaceX
WHAT: Starship reached orbit for the first time during an uncrewed test flight carrying upgraded Starlink satellites.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026
WHERE: Starbase, South Texas, USA
WHY: An engine failed during ascent, creating brief risk before the rocket reached orbit.
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