SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition
SpaceX abruptly aborted the second attempted launch of its upgraded Starship rocket system on Thursday, just moments after the booster ignited at the company’s complex in South Texas. This is also SpaceX’s first Starship test launch attempt since it went public on June 12 in the largest IPO in history. The company raised more than $85 billion in the transaction and briefly touched the valuations of Amazon and Microsoft, though its stock has steadily fallen in the intervening month.
- ▪SpaceX abruptly aborted the second attempted launch of its upgraded Starship rocket system on Thursday, just moments after the booster ignited at the company’s complex in South Texas.
- ▪This is also SpaceX’s first Starship test launch attempt since it went public on June 12 in the largest IPO in history.
- ▪The company raised more than $85 billion in the transaction and briefly touched the valuations of Amazon and Microsoft, though its stock has steadily fallen in the intervening month.
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SpaceX abruptly aborted the second attempted launch of its upgraded Starship rocket system on Thursday, just moments after the booster ignited at the company’s complex in South Texas. CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X that “[s]ome of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort” and that the company would try again “hopefully in a few days.” The company was hoping to launch its first third-generation Starlink satellites into space — although they are supposed to burn up around 20 minutes after deployment, as Starship has not yet demonstrated the ability to reach Earth orbit. This is also SpaceX’s first Starship test launch attempt since it went public on June 12 in the largest IPO in history.
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