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Tuesday, 21 July 2026
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SpaceX Rocket Aborts Launch at Last Second for Second Time in a Row

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SpaceX aborted a rocket launch at the last second for the second time in a row, according to reports.

SpaceX's Starship Thirteenth Flight Test is scheduled, and the company moved the launch attempt to Thursday, as reported by Reuters and ValleyCentral.com.

600th time

SpaceX launched a flight-proven Falcon booster for the 600th time.

SpaceX suffered a rare, last-second Falcon 9 rocket launch abort. The abort occurred during a launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was rescheduled to Tuesday morning. Additionally, there is a SpaceX rocket launch from Florida scheduled for tomorrow.

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Sources

  1. google.com — Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again (video) (opens in a new window)
  2. google.com — SpaceX aborts launch of Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg SFB (opens in a new window)
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