SpaceX's Starship SN8 is pictured as launching was aborted 1.3 seconds before ignition from their facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US December 8, 2020. REUTERSElon Musk hopes the rocket system will carry humans to the moon and eventually MarsA key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one second before liftoff, postponing the first high-altitude test of a rocket system that billionaire Elon Musk hopes will carry humans to the moon and eventually Mars. SpaceX, which said its test schedule is likely to change, has additional launch opportunities all day Wednesday and Thursday, according to US Federal Aviation Administration notices. Also read: SpaceX Mars-bound Starship test flight next weekStarship, a rocket system standing 394-feet (120.09 m) tall when mated with its super-heavy first-stage booster, is designed to carry satellites, humans and 100 tons of cargo to the moon and Mars. SpaceX has carried out two hop tests this year using rudimentary, single-engine rocket prototypes at its Boca Chica launch site.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2020 00:22 UTC