THE STORY BEHIND THE SATIRE · Texas · Jul 17
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Starship aborts before adding another crater
What happened
SpaceX’s Starship triggered a last-second automated abort before its 13th test flight from Texas, postponing launch while engineers investigated the cause.
Why it matters
The stop showed the useful tension between SpaceX’s rapid test cadence and the safety systems designed to catch a bad condition before ignition.
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The rocket practiced the rare maneuver called restraint.
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