SpaceX has called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket.
Onlookers watch as SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for launch in Boca Chica, Texas, Sunday, April 16, 2023. The test launch is scheduled for Monday. – SpaceX called off the first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a problem cropped up during fueling.from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.
The test flight was called off with just over eight minutes left in the countdown because of a stuck valve needed to pressurize the first-stage booster. Launch controllers couldn’t fix the frozen valve in time, but for practice, took the clocks down to the 40-second mark before halting the countdown.“Learned a lot today,” Musk tweeted after the flight was postponed.
On Monday, spectators were barred from the area, and instead packed a beach about six miles away on South Padre Island. Ernesto and Maria Carreon drove two hours from Mission, Texas, with their two daughters, 5 and 7, to watch.They can't return for the next try but planned to have fun on the beach Monday.“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see it,” she said.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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