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Reaching orbit for the first time was a major milestone for Starship, but the road to commercial viability remains long.
A full load of the huge rocket's new satellites can add as much Starlink capacity as around 20 Falcon 9 launches. So where does this leave the medium-lift rocket its smaller rival is building?
SpaceX's Starship just cleared a milestone that directly funds its most profitable business, but the flight also exposed how much the company still needs to prove before investors can trust its biggest numbers.