FRIDAY AT 4PM EASTERN: 'Five O'Clock Somewhere' with Kruiser, VodkaPundit, Cam Edwards
The Starship Flight Test 12 was postponed due to a hydraulic pin issue. Elon Musk described the problem as a minor technicality that led to the launch being scrubbed. The next attempt is scheduled for today, coinciding with a live episode of 'Five O'Clock Somewhere'.
- ▪The Starship Flight Test 12 was scrubbed after several holds at the 40-second mark.
- ▪Elon Musk stated that the launch was delayed due to a hydraulic pin that did not retract.
- ▪The next launch attempt is planned for today, during a live episode of 'Five O'Clock Somewhere'.
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FRIDAY AT 4PM EASTERN: 'Five O'Clock Somewhere' with Kruiser, VodkaPundit, Cam Edwards Stephen Green | 7:30 AM on May 22, 2026 Houston, we have a problem.Thursday's Starship Flight Test 12 got scrubbed after five or six holds at the 40-second mark, which was the most painful tease I've experienced since junior year of high school in the backseat of a Chevy Impala. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Elon Musk explained, "The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract." Which to me seems like the lamest reason ever to scrub a launch.
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