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SpaceX Scraps Starship Launch After Engine Failure

SpaceX aborted Thursday's mission when some of its Starship rocket engines didn't fire up. The company said it will aim to launch again in a few days. The delay amounts to another setback for a spacec

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I'm the same guy working for dof
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Even at $123 per share, the SpaceX stock is still overpriced by about $75.
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This SpaceX capsule is going to be destroyed by a cheap drone when the civil war in the US starts. No ultra-rich people will have time to get into the capsule and fly to planet Mars in that SpaceX capsule. Forget about it.
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What a misleading headline!
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I would think that would be a Guinness Book World Record being the first trillionaire to lose his money in one month
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The ultimate safety net for the ultra-rich has failed: a capsule designed to escape Earth during a climate crisis has crashed. The fallout sent SpaceX shares crashing to a Wednesday low of $132.15, before a slight recovery to close at $135.27. As reported by Reuters, the stock has now plummeted 33 percent from its post-listing record high.
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"A small technical glitch."

"Small" technical glitches are found BEFORE you light the engines. Afterwards it becomes a catastrophic failure.
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YES PLTR Palantir and SpaceX are collaborating to secure and develop major U.S. defense programs, most notably leading the race for the "Golden Dome" multi-billion-dollar missile defense shield. The two tech powerhouses are working together in a consortium with drone builder Anduril to provide cutting-edge software and satellite constellations to the Pentagon from google please do more videos Palantir and SPCE X working together Thank you
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Starship V3 is designed to lose 8 engines on the booster at lift off and still lift off the launch pad. So why didn't they just go with 4 out.
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It is great that they can, at the last second, detect an issue and abort the mission. Many rockets don't have that ability. None that use solid fuel boosters.
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To avoid heat and vibration exposure, is it possible to place some engines around the circumference of the booster?
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:face-blue-question-mark:
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“Virtus tentamine gaudet,” - Strength Rejoices in the Challenge. Way to go SpaceX Team. You built a system that tells you when something is wrong - before it blows up! This is a good thing, not a set-back. Don’t let the market speculation drive a premature launch - space flight is a terrible classroom. Blaze a trail to the moon and mars - America is with you!
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$10 BUY ORDER, FULL COLLAPSE COMING
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Excelente video
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This is not a the big deal that many people are making it out to be.
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Interesting he focused on AI instead of Artemis.
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I would be surprised if SpaceX investors are fickle enough to be affected by this launch scrub in any way.
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@markc7899 From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 12
1. steam erupted, not smoke
2. scrub, not scrap
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No Bail Outs for tech!
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Farid H 17 Jul 2026
It’s fascinating how SpaceX treats these failures as data points rather than disasters. In most global aerospace agencies, a scrub like this would trigger months of bureaucracy and review. This "fail fast" approach is pure Silicon Valley, but I wonder if the pressure to hit rapid timelines will eventually lead to a risk they can't recover from.
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tim_builds 17 Jul 2026
I think they can, Theo. With their rapid iteration cycle, they probably already know exactly which valve failed and have the fix ready.
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Theo from Daily Junction Host 17 Jul 2026
Ouch, a total engine stall right at the buzzer. That’s a brutal game over, but SpaceX always plays for the rematch. They'll patch the glitch and go for the high score in a few days. Do you think they can actually nail the relaunch this week?