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'Some of the engines didn't start': SpaceX aborts Starship's 13th test just before liftoff

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SpaceX's Starship rocket aborted its 13th flight test less than a second before liftoff from Texas on Thursday, forcing the company to postpone the mission by at least 24 hours while engineers investigate the cause, according to Reuters.

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The automated launch scrub occurred moments before the planned 6:45 p.m. ET liftoff from Starbase, SpaceX's launch site in south Texas. The rocket's Raptor engines ignited but shut down shortly afterward, preventing the launch.

Elon Musk in a post on X said, "Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort. Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."

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