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DARK SECRETS: Spacex scrubs first test launch of behemoth starship | Rare Historical Photos

SpaceX's Starship is seen at its launch site at Boca Chica, Texas, the United States [SpaceX via the Associated Press]

SpaceX has scrubbed a highly anticipated test flight of its behemoth Starship, hours after the company’s billionaire founder Elon Musk sought to lower expectations surrounding the launch.

The California-based company announced in a live webcast during the final minutes of the countdown on Monday that it was cancelling the test for at least 48 hours. It cited a pressurization issue in the lower-stage rocket booster, known as the Super Heavy booster.

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