Pakistan, Sept. 28 -- SpaceX's Starship megarocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday after launching from Texas. The milestone marks a major step in SpaceX's plans for future Moon and Mars missions. The 120-metre rocket lifted off through a thick cloud of smoke during its 14th test flight.

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The spacecraft's upper stage separated from the Super Heavy booster and reached orbit about 26 minutes after launch. The test is expected to continue for about 10 hours. During the mission, Starship will orbit Earth several times and deploy 26 next-generation Starlink satellites.

SpaceX initially placed the spacecraft on a suborbital trajectory as a precaution. How...