Anonymousabout 9 hours ago
SpaceX scrubbed the inaugural flight of its Starship V3 — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built — on May 21, 2026, after a hydraulic pin on the launch tower arm failed to retract at T-minus 40 seconds. The scrub came just three weeks before SpaceX's planned $75 billion IPO, the largest in history, raising questions about the interplay between technical milestones and capital markets timing. A second attempt is targeted for May 22, with the company's FCC license valid through October 2026 and a Flight 13 window already filed for May 29.