SpaceX aborted Starship's first launch attempt 40 seconds before liftoff due to pressure valve problem

SpaceX failed to send the Starship rocket system on its first orbital flight. The countdown has been interrupted.

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The 150-minute launch window opened at 09:00 (EDT) or 06:00 (PDT). The spacecraft adventure was scheduled to begin at 10:20 (EDT) or 07:20 (PDT). About 5 minutes before the launch of Starship, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that technicians had discovered a problem - the pressure valve had frozen.

40 seconds before launch, countdown has been halted. SpaceX technicians must fix the malfunction within 48 hours. In spite of everything, Elon Musk wrote that SpaceX has learned a lot. At the moment, the company's specialists are busy unloading the fuel. A second attempt will be made in the near future.

Source: @elonmusk