SpaceX called off a planned Starship test flight Monday over a frozen valve in the massive rocket’s first-stage booster.
The company made the announcement during a live webcast of the launch attempt and switched to a wet dress rehearsal — a test-run of nearly the whole launch process that ends before actual liftoff.
SpaceX said the test flight has been postponed for at least 48 hours. “Learned a lot today, now offloading propellant, retrying in a few days…” CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. The company did not immediately share a next targeted launch date.
In a Twitter “Spaces” event for subscribers Sunday evening, Musk had warned that the company was being cautious and a postponement was possible.
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