SpaceX aborted the Starship and Super Heavy booster test flight in South Texas after engine startup issues, halting the countdown at zero on Thursday evening.
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What's the storySpaceX has postponed the test flight of its Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster.
The decision was made at the company's South Texas spaceport after a countdown abort during the Super Heavy booster engine ignition sequence.
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Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
US entrepreneur Elon Musk attributed the cancellation to an engine failure
SpaceX's Starship launch was aborted just seconds before liftoff due to engine issues, delaying its 13th test flight.
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