This time, it was a Falcon 9 trying to loft a batch of Starlink satellites.

The nine Merlin engines on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket ignite briefly before shutting down during a rare, post-ignition abort on Monday, July 20, 2026. Image: SpaceX.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is targeting July 23 for the 13th Starship test flight after a last-second launch abort last week. The mission will carry 20 Starlink satellites on a suborbital…