On Thursday local time, during the 13th flight test of SpaceX's “Starship” rocket in Texas, the suspension process was triggered at the last minute before takeoff, causing the mission to be delayed for at least 24 hours. The company is currently investigating the possible reason for this automatic suspension. “When we ignited the 'Raptor' engine, it did trigger the booster's suspension order, causing the launch to be aborted,” SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said during the company's live broadcast. “We'll take some time to thoroughly investigate what actually triggered this suspension when the booster was ignited and ready to launch, and then determine the next course of action.” The suspension of the launch occurred less than a second before the “Starship” was originally scheduled to take off from SpaceX's corporate base “Starport” in southern Texas at 6:45 p.m. EST. Soon after the rocket engine ignited, it went out.

On Thursday local time, during the 13th flight test of SpaceX's “Starship” rocket in Texas, the suspension process was triggered at the last minute before takeoff, causing the mission to be delayed for at least 24 hours. The company is currently investigating the possible reason for this automatic suspension. “When we ignited the 'Raptor' engine, it did trigger the booster's suspension order, causing the launch to be aborted,” SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said during the company's live broadcast. “We'll take some time to thoroughly investigate what actually triggered this suspension when the booster was ignited and ready to launch, and then determine the next course of action.” The suspension of the launch occurred less than a second before the “Starship” was originally scheduled to take off from SpaceX's corporate base “Starport” in southern Texas at 6:45 p.m. EST. Soon after the rocket engine ignited, it went out.