Starship Launch Stymied By Ground System Issue

starship super heavy on launchpad
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX canceled plans for a flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system Aug. 24 to troubleshoot a potential problem with ground systems, the company said. SpaceX was filling the Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster with cryogenic propellants when countdown clocks stopped about 7:10...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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