SpaceX Calls Off Starship V3 Launch, Elon Musk Says 'Another' Attempt Tomorrow Provided This Problem Is Fixed Tonight
Key takeaways
- The company called off the launch seconds before liftoff after multiple countdown pauses tied to fuel temperature and pressure readings.
- The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract.
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Space X Calls Off Starship V3 Launch, Elon Musk Says 'Another' Attempt Tomorrow Provided This Problem Is Fixed Tonight Space X Calls Off Starship V3 Launch, Elon Musk Says 'Another' Attempt Tomorrow Provided This Problem Is Fixed Tonight Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee Mon, May 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM GMT+7 7 min read SPAX.PVT Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.
Space X scrubbed the first launch of its third-generation Starship rocket system from its Starbase headquarters in Texas on Thursday, delaying a high-stakes test of Elon Musk's upgraded vehicle as the company moves toward a potentially record-setting public listing.
The company called off the launch seconds before liftoff after multiple countdown pauses tied to fuel temperature and pressure readings. Musk said on X that a hydraulic pin on one of the launch tower's giant mechanical arms "did not retract" as designed. "If that can be fixed tonight, there will be another launch attempt tomorrow," he said.