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Wall Street JournalMicah Maidenberg

SpaceX's 10th Starship/Super Heavy test scrubbed after ground‑systems issue; follows three upper‑stage failures

SpaceX's tenth fully integrated Starship/Super Heavy test — a critical step for NASA's Artemis and the company's human‑Mars plans — was scrubbed Aug. 24 due to a ground‑systems issue. The flight, following three successive upper‑stage failures and a prior test‑stand explosion, will carry in‑flight experiments and target a booster splashdown recovery.

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