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nitpicked

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1. ((off for today per The Telegraph))

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Mon Apr 17, 2023, 09:20 AM

Apr 2023

SpaceX launch postponed after technical issue
Starship's first test mission has been postponed, the company's top engineer has said on the livestream, after a technical issue forced the company to put the launch on hold.

"The flight director is atlking about the issue we have had on first stage," said John Insprucker, SpaceX principal engineer. "The decision right now is that we are going to stop the launch for today, transition the launch to a wet dress rehearsal."

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