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SpaceX gears up for 12th launch from Starbase

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX scrubbed its first attempt at the 12th launch from Starbase, Texas, on Thursday night. The launch window opened at 5:30 p.m. with SpaceX targeting 6:30 p.m. for the launch.

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Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase in leadup to Starship V3 megarocket launch

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SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems

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Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms

Elon Musk's SpaceX has postponed a launch of its massive Starship rocket and said it plans to make another attempt at the highly-anticipated test flight on Friday.

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SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 rocket launch

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SpaceX scrubs launch of upgraded Starship from Texas, to retry Friday

Scientific American · 11h

SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built

“For those who think this is simply another repeat test flight, the engineering changes under the rocket ‘hood’ are substantial,” Joseph Gonzalez, an associate professor of practice in aerospace engin...

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SpaceX Starship test flight live updates: Liftoff delayed at Starbase

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Starship test flights, from explosions to mock satellite deployments

Nicki Minaj Shows up at Elon Musk’s Starbase To Watch SpaceX Launch

Nicki Minaj attended the webcast of SpaceX’s V3 megarocket launch in Starbase on Thursday. However, the flight got postponed to the next day due to last-minute technical errors. On the original

The Texas Tribune on MSN

Death at SpaceX’s Starbase prompts workplace safety investigation

SpaceX has had seven OSHA violations in the past year. Despite the worker’s death, the next rocket launch is scheduled for May 21.

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Contractor Dies After a Fall at SpaceX’s Starbase Facility While Company Was Preparing for Starship Launch

The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, May 15

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OSHA probing worker death at SpaceX’s Starbase site

The death is the latest worker safety issue at the Starbase facility, which has a higher injury rate than all other SpaceX sites.

Morning Overview on MSN

SpaceX’s Pad 2 at Starbase is the first launch pad built to both launch and catch a Super Heavy booster

When SpaceX caught a Super Heavy booster with the mechanical arms of its launch tower for the first time in October 2024, the 233-foot-tall rocket returned not to the pad it launched from, but to a tower that had been retrofitted with catch hardware after the fact.