SpaceX's 10th Starship launch attempt got grounded by cloudy skies at their Starbase facility in Texas. The 232-feet Super Heavy booster mated with the 171-feet Starship upper stage—together taller than the Statue of Liberty—sat loaded with millions of pounds of propellant, but Mother Nature said not today 🌥️🚀
Monday's launch window kept shifting thanks to gloomy weather, and around 8 p.m. EST, the team called off liftoff and switched into a full launch rehearsal. They're now eyeing Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) for the next go.
It's been a bumpy road: Sunday's try fizzled after a liquid oxygen leak, and this year's test-to-failure philosophy has led to a couple of early flight mishaps, a ninth-flight in-orbit hiccup, plus a test stand blast that sent debris into Mexico back in June. Each failure is actually data gold, shaping the rocket that could one day ferry humans to Mars 🌕
Elon Musk even popped up on the livestream to chat about Starship's design tweaks and its Mars-bound mission. Think of this as rocket R&D in real time, like tweaking your new smartphone OS on the fly, only the stakes are way higher 📱🚀
Whether you're cheering from Kathmandu, Jakarta, or Manila, keep your eyes on that launch countdown. Tuesday's weather forecast is looking friendlier, and the SpaceX crew is pumped to light up the Texas skies. Stay tuned! 🔥
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