Starship V3: World’s tallest rocket misses launch after SpaceX scrub at T-40 seconds

SpaceX loaded propellant and reached terminal countdown for Starship V3’s debut launch.

A ground systems issue involving the launch tower arm and water diverter triggered a hold at T-40 seconds, and the mission was scrubbed minutes before liftoff.

The scrub delays the first flight of the upgraded Starship and a key hardware test for NASA’s Artemis lunar ambitions.

SpaceX said the next launch attempt could come as soon as the following day.