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SpaceX delays Starship launch after sunset reveal
SpaceX shared sunset images of its fully assembled Starship at Starbase after bad weather delayed the planned launch by one day.
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SpaceX has released striking images of the fully assembled Starship, mounted on the launch tower at the company’s Starbase site in Texas. The giant vehicle is shown against a vivid sunset, but it did not launch as planned.
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The system consists of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage. SpaceX is continuing preparations for its next integrated flight test, which will evaluate all of the system’s elements under real flight conditions.
The original 90-minute launch window was scheduled to open on July 24 at 1:45 a.m. Moscow time. However, unfavorable weather conditions prompted SpaceX to postpone the launch by one day.
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