SpaceX to launch 10th flight test of Starship
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SpaceX has scrubbed an attempt to launch its 10th test flight of the Starship megarocket due to “an issue with ground systems.” The rocket system has experienced a string of explosive missteps this year.
On Aug. 21, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the Boeing-built X-37B Space Force space plane to orbit on its eighth mission.
SpaceX's Starship launch faced a delay. Engineers detected a ground system issue. A liquid oxygen leak caused the problem. Elon Musk confirmed the setback on X. The team is working to fix the leak. Another launch attempt is scheduled for Monday.
SpaceX's Starship launch test postponed due to ground issues amid previous failures and Musk's Mars ambitions.
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Live updates from USSF-36 mission, which launched at 11:50 p.m. Aug. 21 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A.
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A Falcon 9 rocket will launch the mission, USSF-36, from Pad 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, carrying the Boeing-built X-37B on the orbital transfer vehicle's eighth flight (OTV-8). Launch is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT, Aug. 22).