SpaceX's Starship rocket aborts before liftoff, Musk says launch probable next week
Several Raptor engines failed to ignite, and SpaceX said two booster engines will be replaced before the next launch attempt.
- On Thursday, July 16, 2026, SpaceX aborted the 13th test launch of its Starship mega rocket in Starbase, Texas, after some engines failed to start during the 90-minute launch window.
- The Federal Aviation Administration cleared SpaceX to fly after investigating a previous mishap caused by heat effects and erroneous engine alarm settings. CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X that "some of the engines didn't start, triggering an automatic launch abort."
- Aboard Starship were 20 next-generation Starlink satellites designed to connect with the broader constellation, scheduled to "demise upon reentry approximately 20 minutes after deployment," SpaceX noted.
- Shares fell more than 3% in extended trading, sinking below the $135 IPO price as the stock entered a five-day losing streak despite the company raising $85.7 billion during its recent offering.
- Musk pledged to make another attempt "hopefully in a few days," with the rocket remaining essential for NASA's Artemis test flights and future moon landings.
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SpaceX aborts Starship’s 13th flight after engine failure
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket was seconds away from making history Thursday when the countdown hit zero-ish territory and the rocket equivalent of a computer refusing to boot happened. The launch was aborted after several engines failed to ignite properly, keeping the massive vehicle firmly planted on the launch pad instead of sending it on another trip around the planet. Starship was ready but the engines had other plans The planned mission wa…
SpaceX targets next week for another Starship launch attempt as shares slide on abort
SpaceX is targeting Monday for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket after a last-second abort during engine ignition on Thursday, a brief setback that nevertheless wiped roughly $100 billion from the newly public company's market value. The company's Starship rocket ignited its engines for a 13th test flight from…
SpaceX pauses Starship launch after engine failure
SpaceX on Thursday said that it aims to launch its Starship rocket again in a few days after aborting a mission when some of its engines did not fire up, sending shares lower.Starship was slated to take off on its 13th major mission from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas at 5:45pm.However,
The 13th test flight of the Starship rocket, owned by SpaceX, the aerospace company whose CEO is US billionaire Elon Musk, was canceled due to some of its engines failing.
SpaceX's shares fell even further this Friday, a day after the company aborted in the last second a test flight of its Starship rocket, and in the midst of volatile negotiation after its outing on the stock market. SpaceX was quoted with a 4.13% drop in pre-market operations, to $125.65, after having dropped more than 3% in post-closure operations. SpaceX was expected to launch its Starship megarocket in a 90-minute span at 17:45 in Texas on Thu…
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