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SpaceX has declared its Starship rocket ready for orbit and set a launch date of September 22 for its first attempt to reach orbit, a milestone the company has been working toward for years. The mission will also include the first deployment of SpaceX's next-generation V3 Starlink satellites into its orbital internet constellation. Reaching orbit would represent a major step forward for the Starship program, which SpaceX and NASA see as central to future deep-space missions, including Artemis lunar landings.