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SpaceX successfully launched its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time early Monday, marking a historic milestone for the company's next-generation launch vehicle program. The test flight represents a major step toward SpaceX's goals for deep space and reusable heavy-lift capabilities. The successful orbital flight is expected to bolster investor and industry confidence in SpaceX's technical progress, coming amid separate scrutiny of the company over AI safety issues and growing interest in its data center power business.