SpaceX calls off Starship test flight at last minute
- SpaceX scrubbed its eighth Starship test flight on Monday from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
- The launch was delayed due to an unspecified issue with the spacecraft, discovered during final checks.
- This test flight aimed to deploy dummy satellites and test improvements made after a January explosion.
- SpaceX said the previous failure was due to a harmonic response; Musk cited heat shield challenges.
- SpaceX is making changes to fuel lines and the rear portion to improve reliability for future tests.
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SpaceX was forced to call off the eighth flight test of its mammoth Starship spacecraft just minutes before the rocket was supposed to launch from the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas. On Monday evening, several unspecified issues related to the 403-foot rocket's Super Heavy booster were flagged by engineers, according to SpaceFlightNow, less than a half hour before its scheduled 5:45 launch time. After placing a temporary hold, SpaceX de…
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