SpaceX faced a cloudy hiccup on Monday as its massive Starship sat grounded at Starbase, Texas ☁️🚀. The 232-foot (71-meter) Super Heavy booster and 171-foot (52-meter) Starship upper half—together taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty—were fueled up and ready, but gloomy weather forced another delay.
After a liquid oxygen leak at the launchpad nixed Sunday’s launch attempt, Musk tweeted on X that Monday would be the next try. The team filled the rocket with millions of pounds of propellant, but SpaceX decided to call off the day’s window and turn it into a full dress rehearsal when forecasts predicted persistent clouds.
Next up: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) is the new target for liftoff. If the skies clear, we’ll finally see that thunderous launch and edge closer to Musk’s ambitious Mars plans 🌌.
This year’s bold test-to-failure approach brought dramatic moments—two early flight glitches, a ninth-flight mishap in space, and a massive June test stand explosion that sent debris shooting into Mexico. While setbacks can sting, they deliver vital data to refine Starship’s design.
In a brief livestream chat, Musk emphasized that each trial is a stepping stone toward a fully reusable system—key to making interplanetary travel more affordable. Stay tuned for Tuesday’s launch attempt! 💫
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