Starship’s second launch pushed back
SpaceX is delaying the long-awaited second launch of its massive Starship rocket by one day to Saturday, chief executive officer Elon Musk said.
The company needs to replace a part related to one of the rocket’s grid fins, which are used to steer the vehicle through the atmosphere as it comes back to Earth, Musk said in a social media post.
We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is postponed to Saturday
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2023
Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches from SpaceX’s so-called Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas.
The US Federal Aviation Administration granted SpaceX a launch licence on Wednesday following months of regulatory reviews after its first attempt on April 20 ended in a mid-air explosion.
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