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Starship Launch Abort Mystery | San Antonio News
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, standing over 400 feet tall, was poised for its 13th test flight on July 16, 2026, aiming to orbit the Earth with 20 new Starlink satellites and capture critical heat shield data — all while NASA eyes it for future moon missions. But just seconds before liftoff, engine failures triggered an automatic abort, forcing engineers to drain fuel and delay the launch. Despite the hiccup, Musk hinted at a quick retry, as both SpaceX and Blue Origin race to ready lunar landers for NASA’s 2028 Artemis IV mission to the moon’s south pole. The space race? Still blazing…
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