The thirteenth, and first post-IPO, flight test of SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle was supposed to occur Thursday night, but when the countdown hit zero just before 7PM ET, “Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort,” writes Elon Musk. He says another attempt will happen “hopefully” in a few days, which could be important to investors who are hearing that just hours after SPCX closed below its $135 IPO price for the first time. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/videoframe_984374.png?quality=90&strip=all]

SpaceX's upcoming Starship test flight marks a crucial step in Musk's vision for space data centers and lunar missions.

SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, the second V3 test flight, after the FAA cleared a mishap probe from Flight 12 just days before launch.

SpaceX on Thursday was preparing to launch the 13th test of its massive Starship rocket in a liftoff from the company's South Texas Starbase.

Liftoff is scheduled from the company's Starbase facility in Texas, with a 90-minute launch window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET. As always, weather or technical issues could delay the…

SpaceX prepares its 13th Starship test flight, the first since its record $1.8 trillion IPO, as SPCX trades near its $135 offering price and its 18,000 BTC

SpaceX's next Starship flight is off indefinitely after a last-second abort on the pad. The mega rocket was preparing to blast off on a test flight Thursday from Texas when some…

WASHINGTON, July 16 : SpaceX's Starship rocket triggered a last-second abort before liftoff for its 13th flight test from Texas on Thursday as some of its 33 engines failed to…

WASHINGTON, July 16 : SpaceX's Starship rocket triggered a last-second abort before liftoff for its 13th flight test from Texas on Thursday, postponing the mission by at least 24…

The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.

SpaceX's next Starship flight is off indefinitely after a last-second abort on the pad

SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling it off just as the booster began to ignite.

The thirteenth, and first post-IPO, flight test of SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle was supposed to occur Thursday night, but when the countdown hit zero just before 7PM ET,…

Elon Musk said it would make another attempt "hopefully in a few days." SpaceX completed the maiden test flight of its Starship V3 rocket in May.

SpaceX's Starship rocket aborted its 13th flight test less than a second before liftoff from Texas on Thursday, forcing the company to postpone the mission by at least 24 hours…

SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicle’s engines failed to ignite.

SpaceX's Starship launch was aborted just seconds before liftoff due to engine issues, delaying its 13th test flight.

SpaceX's Starship rocket experienced a last-second launch abort on Thursday. Some of the rocket's 33 engines failed to ignite properly before liftoff. This engine issue triggered…

The world's biggest rocket was grounded Thursday when four of its 33 engines failed to ignite, leaving SpaceX to replace two engines ahead of a new launch attempt early next week.

SpaceX's stock plunged further on Friday, a day after it aborted a test flight for its Starship rocket at the last second.

Shares in Elon Musk’s company have fallen below the IPO price for the first time