SpaceX mentioned the launch will likely be delayed for a minimum of 48 hours. (File)
Starbase, United States:
SpaceX on Monday postponed the primary take a look at flight of Starship, essentially the most highly effective rocket ever constructed, designed to ship astronauts to the Moon and Mars and past.
Liftoff of the large rocket was known as off simply minutes forward of the scheduled launch time due to a pressurization difficulty within the booster stage, SpaceX officers mentioned.
SpaceX mentioned the launch will likely be delayed for a minimum of 48 hours.
Starship had been scheduled to blast off at 8:20 am Central Time (1320 GMT) from Starbase, the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas.
The US area company NASA has picked the Starship spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the Moon in late 2025 — a mission often called Artemis III — for the primary time for the reason that Apollo program led to 1972.
Starship consists of a 164-foot (50-meter) tall spacecraft designed to hold crew and cargo that sits atop a 230-foot tall first-stage Tremendous Heavy booster rocket.
SpaceX officers mentioned the flight was postponed due to a pressurization difficulty with the Tremendous Heavy booster.
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