19 verified updates • corroborated by 21 independent sources • tracked since September 28, 2026
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Sep 28, 11:01 PM 12 sources:
AP News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Charlotte Observer,
Detroit Free Press,
Houston Chronicle,
NPR,
Reuters,
The Boston Globe,
The Guardian,
The Seattle Times,
chicagotribune.com‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
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Sep 29, 12:31 AM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Charlotte Observer,
Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times,
WANE 15,
freep.comElon Musk’s SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
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Sep 29, 01:01 AM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, WANE 15, freep.com, houstonchronicle.com, seattletimes.com
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Sep 29, 01:31 AM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, WANE 15
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Sep 29, 02:31 AM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, charlotteobserver.com, wane.com
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Sep 29, 03:01 AM 12 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters, The Seattle Times, WANE 15, bostonglobe.com
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Sep 29, 04:01 AM 11 sources: AP News, BBC News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, NPR, Reuters,
The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times,
Yahoo Tech,
charlotteobserver.comSpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit
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Sep 29, 05:01 AM 10 sources: AP News, BBC News,
Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times,
WANE 15Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
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Sep 29, 05:31 AM 10 sources: AP News, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times,
Yahoo TechSpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit
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Sep 29, 06:01 AM 10 sources: AP News, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times,
WANE 15,
freep.comElon Musk’s SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
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Sep 29, 07:01 AM 10 sources: AP News, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, WANE 15
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Sep 29, 07:31 AM 10 sources: AP News, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, The Seattle Times, WANE 15, bostonglobe.com
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Sep 29, 08:01 AM 8 sources: AP News, BBC News, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, WANE 15
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Sep 29, 08:31 AM 7 sources: AP News, BBC News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, WANE 15
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Sep 29, 09:01 AM 6 sources: AP News, BBC News, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe,
Yahoo TechSpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit
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Sep 29, 10:01 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe,
WANE 15Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
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Sep 29, 10:31 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, Houston Chronicle,
Yahoo Tech,
bostonglobe.comSpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit
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Sep 29, 11:01 AM 5 sources: AP News, BBC News, Houston Chronicle,
The Boston Globe,
WANE 15Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship ends flight early after first-ever orbit of Earth
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Sep 29, 02:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, BBC News, Houston Chronicle, WANE 15
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