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SpaceX calls off Starship test flight at last minute

SpaceX called off the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket due to an unspecified problem, just seconds before its scheduled launch at 6:45 PM from Boca Chica, Texas.
The flight would have been Starship's first mission since its previous explosion over the Caribbean.
Elon Musk stated that there were 'too many question marks' about the flight, prompting the decision to inspect the rocket and try again soon.
NASA is waiting for a modified version of Starship for its Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon.

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Reuters

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over unspecified ship issue

SpaceX on Monday called off its eighth Starship test flight from Texas over an unspecified issue on the rocket system's core, delaying for at least 24 hours the company's attempt to deploy mock Starlink satellites in space for the first time.

2 hours ago·United Kingdom

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Le Parisien

Postponement to the last minute of launch of Elon Musk's Starship mega-fusée

The 123-metre-high Starship mega-fusée, which could be launched tomorrow or in the coming days, should allow SpaceX and Elon Musk to reach the planet Mars.

2 hours ago·Paris, France

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Le Figaro

SpaceX: Starship launch postponed to last minute

Space X's mega-fusée, billionaire Elon Musk's company, was due for its eighth test launch on Monday night.

3 hours ago·Paris, France

SpaceX calls off Starship test flight at last minute

Elon Musk's SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship rocket just before its scheduled launch yesterday evening, citing an unspecified problem with the behemoth spacecraft.

3 hours ago·Ireland

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KRDO

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SpaceX canceled the launch of its eighth Starship test flight

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX canceled the eighth unmanned test flight of its gigantic mega-rocket that powers the Starship ship. The mission was expected to take off during a one-hour launch window that opened at 6:30 p.m. Miami time from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. But a couple of misfortunes, including an undisclosed problem with the Super Heavy propeller rocket, surfaced during the countdown to the launch. While the thruster p…

7 hours ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Firstpost News

SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight due to unspecified problem

The test mission would have been the first Starship launch since a January mission ended eight minutes into flight when Starship, atop a rocket booster, exploded over the Caribbean, sending fiery debris streaking over the Turks and Caicos Islands and prompting a federal probe

7 hours ago·Mumbai, India

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