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SpaceX Starship test flight cancelled minutes before launch due to ‘pressurisation’ problem

Musk owned company will need a minimum of two days to prepare the system for another attempt at orbital flight

The SpaceX Starship rocket stands on the launchpad from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica as seen from South Padre Island, Texas on April 17th. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP via Getty
The SpaceX Starship rocket stands on the launchpad from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica as seen from South Padre Island, Texas on April 17th. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP via Getty
Oliver Holmes
Mon Apr 17 2023 - 15:17 • 2 MIN READ

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