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SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship’s first orbital flight attempt

Space.com lists an 8:15 a.m. EDT liftoff. Spaceflight Now says an FAA launch-license modification cleared the way for Flight 14, with 26 Starlink V3 satellites aboard.

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Space.com says SpaceX plans to send Starship to orbit for the first time on September 28, with liftoff scheduled for 8:15 a.m. EDT. The mission aims to deploy Starlink satellites if all goes to plan. Spaceflight Now reports that an FAA launch-license modification cleared the way for Flight 14 and says 26 Starlink V3 satellites are aboard.

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Many accounts welcomed Starship Flight 14's launch license and orbit attempt with excitement for the live coverage, while others criticized stream playback failures on certain devices and the long wait for approvals.

Based on 207 sentiment-bearing replies from 187 accounts across 8 conversations.

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Many accounts welcomed Starship Flight 14's launch license and orbit attempt with excitement for the live coverage, while others criticized stream playback failures on certain devices and the long wait for approvals.

Based on 207 sentiment-bearing replies from 187 accounts across 8 conversations.

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A September 28 post compares the reported deployment with an animation SpaceX showed in 2022. NASAAdmin separately calls a Starship achievement an important milestone.

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SPACE.com@SPACEdotcomSpaceX is aiming higher with the next liftoff of its giant Starship rocket. Flight 14 will take the spacecraft to orbit for the very first time, and, if everything goes according to plan, deploy a group of brand-new Starlink satellites. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/will-spacexs-starship-finally-make-it-to-orbit-were-about-to-find-out14d
Spaceflight Now@SpaceflightNowThe launch of SpaceX's Starship Flight-14 marks their first attempt to send a Ship to orbit. Onboard are 26 Starlink V3 satellites, which offer a big leap forward in capability for the megaconstellation. Here's our report what's changing and why: https://youtu.be/8M6TGSn5-7s?si=97SLwkrFAMU6p4c513d
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflightFlight 14 Update: Ship 41 is being re-stacked atop Booster 21 at Pad 2 for hopefully the final time before launch NET Monday morning (pending regulatory approval). Follow along here: https://nsf.live/starbase.13d
Rough Riders Show@RoughRidersShowShip 41 being re-stacked ahead of Flight 14! @NASASpaceflight https://nsf.live/starbase13d
Colleen@colleenadastraWe have a full stack again! Ship 41 has been lifted back onto Booster 21 ahead of Starship's 14th Flight, still currently targeting NET Monday, September 28th. @NASASpaceflight | https://nsf.live/starbase13d
MattZ@wvmattzThis morning at Starbase: Ship 41 was lifted and stacked atop Booster 21 for what we hope is the final time. Here's a timelapse from a few angles (with cube-zooms)! Fingers crossed Starship Flight 14 launches on time, Monday morning! @NASASpaceflight | https://nsf.live/starbase13d
Evan@StockMKTNewzSpaceX $SPCX is expected to launch its Starship rocket tomorrow with 26 V3 Starlink satellites onboard This is the first revenue-generating mission for SpaceX’s Starship rocket12d
What about it!?@FelixSchlangTen years ago today… SpaceX showed us all a bold vision of the future. The road to making humanity multiplanetary! https://SpaceX.com/Mars🔥🔥🔥 Good luck for Starship Flight 14, @SpaceX @elonmusk! 🍀 See y’all tomorrow! Excitement guaranteed! ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/i6wvsfhBubo12d
SpaceX@SpaceXFalcon 9 and Dragon are at pad 40 in Florida for @NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the @Space_Station12d
Andrew McCarthy@AJamesMcCarthyHanging out at Starbase feels like a science-fiction dream Starship goes orbital tomorrow morning. I’m on location to get photos of the launch. I’m going for a few unique shots I hope you’ll love!12d
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    SPACE.com@SPACEdotcomSpaceX is aiming higher with the next liftoff of its giant Starship rocket. Flight 14 will take the spacecraft to orbit for the very first time, and, if everything goes according to plan, deploy a group of brand-new Starlink satellites. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/will-spacexs-starship-finally-make-it-to-orbit-were-about-to-find-out14d
    Spaceflight Now@SpaceflightNowThe launch of SpaceX's Starship Flight-14 marks their first attempt to send a Ship to orbit. Onboard are 26 Starlink V3 satellites, which offer a big leap forward in capability for the megaconstellation. Here's our report what's changing and why: https://youtu.be/8M6TGSn5-7s?si=97SLwkrFAMU6p4c513d
    NSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflightFlight 14 Update: Ship 41 is being re-stacked atop Booster 21 at Pad 2 for hopefully the final time before launch NET Monday morning (pending regulatory approval). Follow along here: https://nsf.live/starbase.13d
    Rough Riders Show@RoughRidersShowShip 41 being re-stacked ahead of Flight 14! @NASASpaceflight https://nsf.live/starbase13d
    Colleen@colleenadastraWe have a full stack again! Ship 41 has been lifted back onto Booster 21 ahead of Starship's 14th Flight, still currently targeting NET Monday, September 28th. @NASASpaceflight | https://nsf.live/starbase13d
    MattZ@wvmattzThis morning at Starbase: Ship 41 was lifted and stacked atop Booster 21 for what we hope is the final time. Here's a timelapse from a few angles (with cube-zooms)! Fingers crossed Starship Flight 14 launches on time, Monday morning! @NASASpaceflight | https://nsf.live/starbase13d
    Evan@StockMKTNewzSpaceX $SPCX is expected to launch its Starship rocket tomorrow with 26 V3 Starlink satellites onboard This is the first revenue-generating mission for SpaceX’s Starship rocket12d
    What about it!?@FelixSchlangTen years ago today… SpaceX showed us all a bold vision of the future. The road to making humanity multiplanetary! https://SpaceX.com/Mars🔥🔥🔥 Good luck for Starship Flight 14, @SpaceX @elonmusk! 🍀 See y’all tomorrow! Excitement guaranteed! ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/i6wvsfhBubo12d
    SpaceX@SpaceXFalcon 9 and Dragon are at pad 40 in Florida for @NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the @Space_Station12d
    Andrew McCarthy@AJamesMcCarthyHanging out at Starbase feels like a science-fiction dream Starship goes orbital tomorrow morning. I’m on location to get photos of the launch. I’m going for a few unique shots I hope you’ll love!12d
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