{"id":382951,"date":"2026-09-28T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spacex-starship-has-elon-musks-biggest-gamble-just-paid-off-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:00:40","slug":"spacex-starship-has-elon-musks-biggest-gamble-just-paid-off-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spacex-starship-has-elon-musks-biggest-gamble-just-paid-off-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Starship: Has Elon Musk&#8217;s biggest gamble just paid off? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kqHHqOJ6zxE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"SpaceX Starship: Has Elon Musk's biggest gamble just paid off? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqHHqOJ6zxE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s Starship megarocket has reached orbit for the first time after blasting off from Texas. The test flight is also deploying next-generation Starlink satellites. The 124-meter rocket was designed to be fully reusable to lower launch costs. SpaceX is hoping to develop the gigantic launch vehicle for future trips to the Moon and Mars. 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