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SpaceX Delays Starship Flight Again as Weather Halts Monday Attempt

The flight carries heightened scrutiny because it must prove key reusability steps tied to Starlink growth and NASA’s Artemis schedule.

A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft vents before the launch is scrubbed to allow for troubleshooting of a ground issue at the company's launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., August 24, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
A SpaceX Starship spacecraft rolls out toward its launch pad past the Starbase Manufacturing Facility before its 10th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
A SpaceX Starship spacecraft sits atop a super heavy booster at the launch pad Aug. 25 before its scheduled tenth test flight, at the company's complex in Starbase, Texas. SpaceX scrubbed the launch and is now targeting an Aug. 25 launch window.
Spectators watch from the dunes as preparations to launch a SpaceX Starship spacecraft continue, at the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Overview

  • SpaceX scrubbed Sunday’s Starship Flight 10 minutes before liftoff to fix a ground-systems problem that Elon Musk identified as a liquid oxygen leak.
  • A planned Monday liftoff from Starbase, Texas was called off due to bad weather, with another attempt possible as soon as Tuesday according to local closures and company signals.
  • The mission is designed to separate stages, deploy mock Starlink satellites, relight an engine in space, and stress-test heat-shield tiles and rear flaps before a targeted reentry over the Indian Ocean.
  • Super Heavy will target a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico rather than a tower catch to test a backup engine configuration, according to SpaceX’s plan.
  • The latest delays follow a run of 2025 failures, including three upper-stage losses in flight and a June test-stand explosion, intensifying scrutiny of SpaceX’s fail-fast approach and its implications for Artemis timing.