SpaceX to try its luck again with Starship Flight 13 after engines and weather say no
Visibility is forecast to be ideal for a Friday attempt." REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The first attempt last week was aborted in the final seconds after some of the booster's Raptor engines failed to start. The Register asked SpaceX what testing it performed, but it has yet to respond. In a post on X, the company only stated "additional preflight testing on Super Heavy complete." There is speculation that last-second shutdowns, whether during a static fire or launch attempt, may not be kind to Raptor engines.
- ▪Visibility is forecast to be ideal for a Friday attempt." REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The first attempt last week was aborted in the final seconds after some of the boos
- ▪The Register asked SpaceX what testing it performed, but it has yet to respond.
- ▪In a post on X, the company only stated "additional preflight testing on Super Heavy complete." There is speculation that last-second shutdowns, whether during a static fire or launch attempt, may not be kind to Raptor engines.
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