Share to ClassroomStarship Flies Around Earth
SpaceX's Starship flies around Earth for the first time on September 28. The test flight starts in Texas. One engine stops working on the way up. An engine gives the ship power. The team says the ship can safely go on. The ship starts flying around Earth.
The team brings the ship back early. The flight lasts about three hours, but the plan was ten hours. Starship comes down in the Pacific Ocean. There is fire when it reaches the water. During the flight, it sends 26 machines into space. These machines help bring the internet to Earth.
SpaceX wants to take people and goods to the Moon and Mars. It wants to use rockets again to lower costs. A rocket takes a ship into space. These plans still need more tests.
