Starship achieved orbit for the first time despite losing an upper-stage engine. Three working Starlink V3 satellites were deployed. SpaceX stock was off 0.5% at $147.93. The milestone moves Starship from R&D toward revenue and supports plans for orbital AI data centers.

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