Overview

• SpaceX's Starship test flight was aborted less than a minute before liftoff due to technical problems, with no immediate details provided on the issue.
• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had recently lifted a temporary flight ban imposed after the previous test flight in January, which saw the upper stage explode upon descent.
• Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, aims to be fully reusable to reduce costs and enable missions to the Moon and Mars.
• The rocket system consists of a 70-meter booster, Super Heavy, and a 50-meter upper stage, both designed for reuse, though the upper stage is not yet capable of safe Earth landings.
• SpaceX's investigation into the January incident led to design changes, but the FAA approved the new launch before completing its review of SpaceX's findings.