Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?

All eyes on Starbase

“We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground.”

SpaceX's Starship rocket did not leave the launch pad on Thursday, as intended.

SpaceX

Welcome to Edition 9.03 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX counted down all the way to T-0 on Thursday evening in South Texas before a handful of Raptor engines decided not to light at ignition of the rocket. It is not clear whether the vehicle can be worked on at the pad, or whether Starship will need to be de-stacked before this can occur. In any case, a few days delay beats a significant issue in flight.