SpaceX called off Monday’s attempt to launch its Starship megarocket in Texas due to unfavorable weather, marking a second delay in two days after a ground-system leak halted Sunday’s launch.
“Standing down from today’s flight test attempt due to weather. Starship team is determining the next best available opportunity to fly,” SpaceX stated in a social media update.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also confirmed on X that the launch was scrubbed on Monday because of “anvil clouds over launch site,” which increases the risk of lightning.
The rocket was filled with millions of pounds of propellant and set to launch when SpaceX opted to call off the day’s launch and turn the operation into a launch rehearsal, due to the weather forecast throughout the launch window….