Summary
One of its three engines stopped early, but the team fixed it and kept going.
The rocket let 26 new internet satellites float into space.
When it came back, the rocket landed in the ocean and a small fire appeared.
Key Points
5 points1
Starship is a very tall rocket that can be used many times.
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It launched from a spaceport near the Gulf of Mexico.
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An engine stopped, but other engines helped the rocket reach orbit.
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Twenty‑six new Starlink satellites were released into space.
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The rocket fell back into the sea and a brief fire was seen.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsrocket
a big machine that flies high into space
engine
a part that makes the rocket move
orbit
the path a satellite follows around Earth
satellite
a small machine that goes around Earth and can send internet signals
reusable
can be used again after it lands
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