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SpaceX scrubs launch of upgraded Starship from Texas, to retry Friday
The 12th Starship test flight was delayed after countdown holds and hardware issues, and SpaceX said it will try again Friday.
- On Thursday, SpaceX scrubbed the debut launch of its upgraded Starship V3 rocket at Starbase, Texas, after technical issues halted the countdown; the company plans a second attempt on Friday using the same 90-minute launch window.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed a hydraulic pin holding the launch tower arm failed to retract, preventing liftoff during the first test of the V3 configuration featuring 33 Raptor engines.
- Singer Nicki Minaj attended the attempt, which carried financial significance as SpaceX recently filed for an IPO after spending roughly $15 billion developing Starship to prove its reliability.
- The mission profile involves deploying 20 dummy Starlink satellites before the spacecraft performs a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, with SpaceX not attempting to recover the booster or the Ship vehicle.
- SpaceX intends for Starship V3 to support NASA's Artemis 4 moon landing in late 2028, while the company announced that Chun Wang will lead a future private Mars flyby mission aboard a Dragon capsule.
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Very expected, Starship's take-off was postponed after an attempt marked by numerous interruptions and retakes of the countdown. The company stated that it would try again to take off its gigantic rocket on Friday.
The test flight by space company SpaceX, which was scheduled to be conducted on Thursday evening local time with the Starship rocket, has been postponed.
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