SpaceX Starship reaches orbit, deploys Starlink satellites despite engine problem

[SpaceX Launches First Orbital Starship Test Flight] Brandon Bell/Getty Images News SpaceX’s (SPCX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SPCX]) next-generation Starship reached orbit for the first time Monday and deployed 26 new Starlink satellites, marking a major milestone for the rocket despite an engine problem that forced the company to shorten the mission. The uncrewed Starship and its Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s (SPCX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SPCX]) Starbase facility in Texas on the vehicle’s 14th test flight. The booster later made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, although SpaceX (SPCX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SPCX]) reported that some of its engines stopped operating during the descent.