SpaceX scrubs Starship launch with seconds to go
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SpaceX called off the launch of its huge Starship rocket seconds before liftoff due to a ground equipment problem.
The countdown clock reached a planned hold at T-40 seconds after a relatively trouble-free process. Some iffy weather had cleared, and everything looked good for the twelfth Starship test flight - the first try-out for the latest generation of the vehicle and launchpad.
Alas, it was not to be. After repeatedly resetting the countdown clock to the T-40 second mark due to problems, which included warnings from sensors on the quick-disconnect arm on the launch pad and issues with the pad's water diverter, SpaceX eventually threw in the towel and scrubbed the launch.
Boss man Elon Musk blamed the scrub on the ground equipment, and postedon X: "The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did...
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