Credit: SpaceX
An unknown technical issue nixed the launch of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship-Super Heavy system in the final second before liftoff on July 16. “Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort,” SpaceX CEO and chief engineer Elon Musk wrote on X. “Next launch attempt...
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