Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket
Summary
SpaceX delayed the first launch attempt of its new Starship Version 3 rocket due to a problem with a hydraulic pin on the launch tower. The launch was stopped 40 seconds before liftoff, and the next attempt is scheduled for the following day.Key Facts
- SpaceX’s Starship V3 launch was paused 40 seconds before liftoff because a hydraulic pin failed to retract on the launch tower’s umbilical arm.
- The launch took place at SpaceX’s South Texas Starbase near the US-Mexico border.
- The team attempted to restart the countdown five times before calling off the launch.
- Starship V3 has 39 new, more efficient Raptor engines and design changes like larger grid fins and a reusable hot staging ring.
- The new rocket will not have either stage recovered on this test flight.
- Engineers loaded over 11 million pounds of methane and liquid oxygen into the rocket in under 40 minutes.
- SpaceX plans to try again the next day with a 90-minute launch window starting at 5:30 pm CDT.
- Starship V3’s flight path will go farther south than previous launches, over the Gulf of Mexico near Cuba.
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