# SpaceX launches supersized Starship toward orbit for the first time

https://mins.news/en/item/77093

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-28 13:15 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://bit.ly/3VjVWzZ

> SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time. The mission aims to complete six full circuits of Earth to demonstrate readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.

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