SpaceX 的巨型星舰（Starship）火箭在周一早晨的第 14 次试飞中首次成功进入轨道，为该计划达成重大里程碑。本次任务从德州星际基地发射，成功将 26 颗升级版 V3 星链（Starlink）卫星部署至轨道并接入现有网路。尽管起飞初期 6 台猛禽发动机中有 1 台提前熄火，工程团队仍在分析数据后坚持推进入轨，但随后决定缩短原本预计 10 小时的飞行，在升空约 3 小时后受控坠入夏威夷附近的太平洋。

此次发射被财务长称为「创造营收的飞行」，因为具备量产品质的 V3 卫星效能是 V2 的十倍以上，预期将大幅扩展星链通讯容量并推动营收激增。星舰对 SpaceX 的长远蓝图至关重要，不仅将肩负部署未来数十万颗低轨 AI 数据中心卫星的重任，更是马斯克实现月球与火星载人登陆的关键载具，不过未来仍需克服在轨推进剂加注等繁复技术挑战。

SpaceX 致力于实现星舰的完全重复使用，目前已成功使用发射塔「夹刀」回收超级重型助推器三次，并计划在接下来的第 15 次试飞中首次尝试接住星舰太空船。本次任务同时测试了星舰的隔热盾耐热性能，该舰在重返大气层后于海面爆炸受损，尽管外界对其快速重复使用的耐用度存疑，马斯克仍坚称隔热盾问题已获解决，并预计在今年底或明年初实现星舰与助推器的再次飞行。

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket achieved a major program milestone on Monday morning by reaching orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight. Launched from the Starbase facility in South Texas, the rocket successfully deployed 26 upgraded V3 Starlink satellites into orbit to integrate with the constellation. Although an early shutdown of one of the six Raptor engines prompted engineers to shorten the planned 10-hour flight, the mission pressed forward into orbit before the vehicle made a controlled ocean dive and splashed down near Hawaii roughly three hours after liftoff.

SpaceX executives designated this mission as a revenue-generating flight, highlighting that the production-grade V3 satellites offer over ten times the capacity of V2 models and are set to rapidly boost Starlink revenues. Starship serves as the cornerstone for SpaceX's ambitious future, tasked not only with lofting thousands of future orbital AI data-center satellites that fueled its blockbuster IPO, but also with enabling crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, which will still require mastering in-orbit refueling and complex development milestones.

A central priority for SpaceX remains achieving full reusability for Starship, having already caught the Super Heavy booster at the launch tower three times and eyeing a first attempt to catch the upper-stage spacecraft on the upcoming 15th flight. While the spacecraft exploded after plunging through the atmosphere into the Pacific to test its heat shield—prompting questions from experts regarding thermal durability for rapid reuse—Elon Musk maintained that the heat shield challenges are resolved, targeting a full reflight of both stages by late this year or early next.