SpaceX was less than half a minute Thursday from launching a newer, larger version of its Starship rocket, but a series of problems forced the company to pause the countdown.
The 407-foot-tall rocket was ready to begin a journey that would take it into space and to the other end of the planet. But problems arose with the new platform at Starbase, near the border with Mexicoand the company ran out of time.
The CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musklater explained that The hydraulic pin holding the launch tower arm in place did not retract. If that problem can be solved quickly, then another launch attempt will be made on Friday, he stressed.
1 / 15 | Meet the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission. One day (April 1, 2026) before the scheduled launch of the Artemis II mission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finalized planning for its first manned mission to the Moon since 1972. – EFE Agency
The launch attempt came a day after Musk announced that his rocket company will go public on the bag.
Starship carries 20 simulated Starlink satellites that will be released before the ship performs a controlled re-entry into the indian ocean to conclude your one-hour journey. It will be the twelfth test flight of a Starship rocket and the first since late last year.
The POT expect this newest version of Starship to be capable of taking astronauts to the Moon within a few years.