The launch was referred to as off moments earlier than takeoff
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is lifted to mate with the Tremendous Heavy Booster (Picture: Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock)
Elon Musk’s SpaceX was set to launch the twelfth take a look at flight of the Starship spacecraft, however referred to as it off seconds earlier than takeoff.
SpaceX mentioned it was unable to clear a problem in time for the launch on Thursday, Could 21.
The countdown had already began forward of the deliberate launch.
“New rocket, new pad. We’re studying so much about these programs as we execute them for the primary time and we’re not capable of troubleshoot all of those points within the remaining seconds to get to launch,” a consultant for SpaceX mentioned throughout the livestream.
SpaceX will get right into a flight “tomorrow” (Friday, Could 22), it mentioned.
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SpaceX: ‘The Starship staff is go for prop load’
SpaceX has mentioned in a submit on social media:
“The Starship staff is go for prop load”
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What’s Area X saying?
“The flight take a look at’s major objective will likely be to show every of those new items within the flight surroundings for the primary time, with every aspect of the Starship structure that includes vital redesigns to allow full and speedy reuse that incorporate learnings from years of improvement and testing,” SpaceX mentioned on its web site.
The climate situations are 55% beneficial.
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What would be the length of the take a look at flight?
The take a look at flight is anticipated to final about 65 minutes.
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Measurements of V3
Starship V3 now stands 408 ft tall when absolutely stacked, making it barely taller than the sooner model.
With the addition of latest engines on each the Tremendous Heavy booster and the Ship, the mixed system is anticipated to provide about 18 million kilos of thrust, marking a serious soar in energy and efficiency.
Area X mentioned in an replace: “On observe for at present’s Starship flight take a look at. The launch window is from 5.30 pm. CT – 7 pm CT and dwell protection begins 45 minutes earlier than launch.”
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‘Climate beneficial’
With an replace on X, SpaceX mentioned “climate is at the moment 55% beneficial for liftoff”.
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twelfth total flight for Starship
Area.com mentioned: “The flight would be the twelfth total for Starship, and will probably be broadly much like earlier efforts — a suborbital jaunt that ends with managed ocean splashdowns of Starship’s Tremendous Heavy booster and its Ship higher stage.”
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Flights suspended amid points with launchpad and software program
Elon Musk suspended flights “a number of occasions this 12 months amid points with boosters, launchpad gear and software program integration,” Investor’s Enterprise Every day reported.
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New Starship designed for long-duration flights
SpaceX additionally added that “the latest Starship is designed for long-duration flights with extra environment friendly response controls, full reusability, and enhanced reliability”.
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‘Years of improvement and take a look at’
A message on SpaceX web site learn: “The flight take a look at’s major objective will likely be to show every of those new items within the flight surroundings for the primary time, with every aspect of the Starship structure that includes vital redesigns to allow full and speedy reuse that incorporate learnings from years of improvement and take a look at.”
Elon Musk additionally mentioned SpaceX’s mission is a particular take a look at he makes use of to outline a genuinely self-sustaining civilization past Earth.
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Launch additionally ‘important for NASA’
CBS Information mentioned this launch “can be a important mission for NASA, which is relying on SpaceX to develop and ship a flight-tested, human-rated model of the Starship higher stage to hold Artemis astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon’s floor and again earlier than the top of 2028”.
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Area X satellites launched from Florida
In the meantime, with an replace on X, SpaceX mentioned “Falcon 9 launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida”.
Falcon 9 launches 29 @Starlink satellites from Florida pic.twitter.com/Carv7Ag1bW
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) Could 21, 2026
Elon Musk’s firm is hoping Starship will assist ship astronauts to the Moon and attain Mars at some point.
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V3 Starship – What’s new?
The V3 Starship has new Raptor 3 engines in addition to a brand new launch pad.
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Extra images
Listed here are extra images of the rocket from Area X.
Starship stacked on the pad at Starbase pic.twitter.com/aYM9xw8BVj
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) Could 20, 2026
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Rocket constructed with ‘absolutely reusable transportation system’
USA Right now defined that “SpaceX is creating the rocket to be a totally reusable transportation system, that means each the rocket and car can return to the bottom for extra missions”.
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No cause given for the delays
Area X initially mentioned the launch was going to happen on Could 19. When it was delayed, no cause was given.
The rocket’s launch has to this point been delayed twice.
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Crucial launch
This launch will likely be important, particularly if Musk’s mission of sending people to Mars is taken into account.
Writing on X earlier this week, Elon Musk mentioned: “The Starship manufacturing pipeline is full and can full roughly 10 extra ships and about half that variety of boosters this 12 months, so, if one thing goes unsuitable, it is not going to be a serious setback, until the launch stand is destroyed.”
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Rocket extra highly effective than its pervious variations
The rocket is 408-foot-tall (124 meters) and is greater and extra highly effective than earlier Starship variations.
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Launch to happen later at present
Here’s a small video exhibiting the rocket in Texas forward of the launch.
BREAKING ud83dudea8: SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket is about to make its first launch on Thursday (Could 21)
It is probably the most closely redesigned Starship since flights started in 2023
Liftoff is focused for six:30 PM ET from Starbase, Texas ud83dude80 pic.twitter.com/eYYRsJDT3b
— Newest in house (@latestinspace) Could 19, 2026
The Starship and Tremendous Heavy booster, which weighs round 5,000 metric tons, measures over 124 metres.
The launch will happen in Texas.
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Particulars of latest launch window
The brand new launch window will open later at present at 11.30pm UK time. Right here is an replace from Area X.
The 90-minute take a look at window opens at 5:30 p.m. CT with dwell protection beginning ~45 minutes earlier than liftoff. Climate is at the moment 55% favorable for liftoff u2192 https://t.co/2gZQUxS6mm
u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) Could 21, 2026
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Area X’s rocket set to launch
The Starship V3 rocket is lastly set to launch after two delays.
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