SpaceX launches Starship test flight on second try
SpaceX is set to attempt another launch of its Starship rocket after a previous attempt was canceled due to technical issues. The launch window opens at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the test flight is crucial for the company's upcoming IPO. Starship is designed to enhance SpaceX's capabilities in satellite deployment and support its Starlink internet service.
- ▪SpaceX will retry the Starship launch after a previous attempt was scrubbed due to a hydraulic issue.
- ▪The launch window opens at 6:30 p.m. ET, and viewers can watch the event online.
- ▪Starship is designed to deliver 100 metric tons to Earth's orbit in a fully reusable configuration.
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SpaceX will make another attempt at launching its massive Starship rocket on Friday after a first try was scrubbed due to technical issues a day earlier."The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a post on X Thursday evening. "If that can be fixed tonight, there will be another launch attempt tomorrow."A 90-minute launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. ET, and viewers can tune in to a webcast of the event, which is taking place at SpaceX's facility in Starbase, Texas.The test flight of Starship V3, with all its revised systems, is a key event for SpaceX ahead of a public market debut after the company publicly disclosed its IPO prospectus earlier this week.
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