SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

Published on August 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

Launch delay from Elon Musk’s company marks latest in streak of setbacks, including a liquid oxygen leak on Sunday

SpaceX was forced to scrap the launch of its giant Starship rocket from Texas again on Monday, this time due to weather, marking the latest in a streak of setbacks for the Elon Musk-run company.

The 232ft (71-metre) tall Super Heavy booster and its 171ft tall Starship upper half – together taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – was due to take off from SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facilities at 7.30pm local time. But the launch was called off at the last minute.

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