SpaceX’s Starship Makes It to Orbit for the First Time

New York Times - Sep 28, 2026

The 14th test flight marks a crucial milestone toward the company’s ambitions of sending people to the moon and Mars.

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Chinese chip foundry CanSemi’s IPO oversubscribed 2,360 times as investors chase AI boom

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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit

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SpaceX Starship targets first-ever orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites: When and where to watch the launch today

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Astronaut chooses small-town Saskatchewan bison jerky to take to international space station

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Your next parcel could be delivered by a two-legged robot: Evri starts using bots that can zip along at 4mph - and can even walk up stairs

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And you thought the iPhone Duo was expensive! 'Liquid metal' version of Apple's foldable goes on sale for $21,000

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JADEPUFFER-Linked Attackers Used Compromised Service Principals to Delete Azure Resources

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