Starship suffers new setback in disastrous year for Elon Musk’s Mars-bound rocket
Why Starship’s latest launch was aborted
- SpaceX has again postponed the latest test launch of its Mars-bound Starship rocket, marking another setback for Elon Musk's ambitions.
- The countdown for the tenth Starship flight test in southern Texas on Monday evening was halted with 40 seconds remaining due to poor weather conditions.
- This follows a similar failed launch attempt on Sunday evening, which was delayed due to an issue with ground systems at SpaceX's Starbase facility.
- SpaceX is preparing for another launch attempt on Tuesday evening, which would be the fourth flight test of 2025, with all previous three ending in upper stage failure.
- Elon Musk described the 120-metre-tall Starship, the biggest rocket ever built, as "alien-level technology" crucial for making humanity a multi-planet species.