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SpaceX scrubs 1st space launch of giant Starship rocket due to fueling issue

By Mike Wall

 published about 3 hours ago

We'll have to wait a bit longer to see a fully stacked Starship fly.PLAY SOUND

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — We'll all have to wait a little longer to see the most powerful rocket ever built take flight for the first time.

SpaceX had planned to launch a fully stacked Starship vehicle for the first time ever today (April 17), sending the gigantic spacecraft skyward from its Starbase facility here on South Texas' Gulf Coast.

That didn't happen, however. With just under 9 minutes to go in the countdown, SpaceX announced an issue with the pressurization system on Starship's first stage. Mission controllers then decided to transition today's flight test to a wet dress rehearsal, allowing them to work through the vehicle's pre-flight procedures and learn more about the rocket and its systems.