Published on
17/07/2026 - 8:23 GMT+2
SpaceX's mega Starship rocket came within a second of blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapour.
Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, said two engines will be replaced "to be confident of a good flight" before sending Starship from Texas on a space-skimming journey halfway around the world.
It will be the 13th flight for Starship, which at 124 metres tall with 33 main engines is the world's biggest and most powerful rocket.
