SpaceX’s Starship megarocket prepares for launch after two cancellations

<p>Test flight comes after explosive failures raise doubts over founder Elon Musk’s goals to reach Mars and moon</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/spacex">SpaceX</a> for a third time on Tuesday prepared to launch its Starship megarocket after scrubbing the launch twice in two days.</p><p>The 10th test flight comes after a string of explosive failures that have raised doubts about whether the world’s most powerful launch vehicle can fulfill founder <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>’s vision of colonizing Mars or helping Nasa return astronauts to the moon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/spacex-starship-launch">Continue reading...</a>