SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight after engine-start glitch

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SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight after engine-start glitch
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SpaceX scrubbed the Starship/Super Heavy test flight at Starbase Texas after the countdown abort was triggered when several engines failed to ignite during ignition; live video showed about four of the 33 boosters not firing, teams began draining propellant and replacing two Raptors, with a new attempt likely early next week as engineers refine the ignition sequence ahead of orbital flight readiness.

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