Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket system
Elon Musk's SpaceX has called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first uncrewed test flight of the vehicle into space.
The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 120 metres high, originally was scheduled for blast-off from the SpaceX facility at Boca Chica, Texas, during a two-hour launch window that began at 8am EDT (10pm AEST).
But the California-based space company announced in a live webcast during the final minutes of the countdown that it was scrubbing the flight attempt for at least 48 hours, citing a pressurisation issue in the lower-stage rocket booster.
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