SpaceX postpones the launch of the spacecraft, the most powerful rocket in history | innovation

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk on Monday (17) postponed the first orbital flight of the Starship spacecraft. Described as a spacecraft The strongest in history For its great ability to transport people and loads. The new release is expected later this week.

The space company reported during a live broadcast, in the final minutes of the countdown, to cancel the flight at least two days apart, starting today, citing a pressure issue in the lower stage booster rocket, according to Reuters. .

“Looks like the pressure valve is frozen so unless it starts working soon there will be no launch today,” Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, posted.

The launch was scheduled to take place at the SpaceX base in Boca Chica, in southern Texas, and was supposed to end in the Pacific Ocean, near the coast of Hawaii. The mission did not have a crew.

The spacecraft is designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. It has already been selected by the US space agency, NASA, to return astronauts to the lunar surface on the Artemis 3 mission, which is scheduled for the end of 2025.

This will be the first time the spacecraft will take flight in its full configuration, including the first stage, as the Super Heavy booster is called.

Starship is a reusable spacecraft designed by SpaceX to carry passengers and cargo into space. The vehicle is about 50 meters high and reaches 120 meters when combined with the Super Heavy Engine.

It is noteworthy that the ship is the most powerful in history because, according to the company, it can carry up to 150 tons, when it needs to be reused, and up to 250 tons, if it can be disposed of after a mission.