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LaunchMay 21, 2026

Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket

Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket
Image source: Ars Technica Space
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Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening.

SpaceX got within 40 seconds of launching the first flight of a taller, more powerful version of its Starship rocket Thursday, but a pesky problem with the launch tower kept the vehicle bound to Earth for at least one more day.

Clouds and rain showers cleared the area around SpaceX's launch site in South Texas, leaving mostly sunny skies over the Starship launch pad Thursday afternoon.

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