SpaceX, the company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, canceled the 12th test flight of the Starship rocket seconds before launch after issues related to fuel temperature and pressure in the rocket. Musk noted on X that there was also a failure in one of the mechanical arms on the launch tower and said that "if we can fix it tonight, we'll try to launch again tomorrow." This is the first test of the third version of Starship, which includes a slightly larger spacecraft and launch rocket. Among other changes, the spacecraft's propulsion system was redesigned, the fuel tank was enlarged and the deployment system that is supposed to place Starlink satellites in space was improved.
SpaceX cancels 12th Starship test flight: 'We'll try again tomorrow'
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