Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains why SpaceX is being careful with the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster.

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SpaceX aborted a planned test flight of its Starship rocket at the Starbase facility due to a ground system issue encountered during the fueling process. The decision to halt the launch was made as a precaution, with the company emphasizing the complexity of handling super-cooled fuels and the need to ensure all systems are functioning correctly.

The Starship program is considered critical for future space exploration, including plans to return humans to the Moon and potentially reach Mars. SpaceX has already demonstrated several key technologies with Starship, and experts note that delays and technical challenges are normal in the development of new aerospace vehicles. The company intends to proceed with further testing once all issues are resolved.

SpaceX aborts Starship test flight launch

What kind of ground system issue do you think they could be facing? And were you surprised to see this launch scrubbed? They were pumping the super cooled fuel in the oxygen, which is at like minus 300 degrees, and the methane, which is at like minus 250 degrees. Imagine how hard that is on the valves and the pumps. And so they want to make sure everything's working right. And obviously something in the in the pumping. And remember back in June, the spaceship blew up while they were pumping the fuel in. So they really want to get it right. Better to be conservative and not jump ahead. So, no, I mean, it's a hard thing to do. During my space flights, we had delays. It's just how it goes. Yeah. And the U.S. has a lot riding on Starship's eventual success, including some plans to put humans back on the moon, potentially within two years. What do you think are the chances SpaceX can get there on this? I think Starship has a very good chance. They've already demonstrated most of the key technologies. They've landed and captured the first stage that gets it above the air. They've recovered it and used that again. And now they're just sort of testing the edges of the envelope. And then the spaceship itself, it's already made it through the atmosphere back down and landed in the Indian Ocean. The last couple of times they ran into some problems that they're learning from. You know, it takes time. I used to be a test pilot. The F-16 crashed almost on its first flight. F-14 crashed. F-18 had a bunch of teething troubles. It's just, it's normal for a new aerospace vehicle. Takes time. Everyone gets frustrated and impatient. But if it were easy, everybody'd do it. That's probably true. And so help people understand, obviously, it's very cool to see something like this. It is, you know, they are trying to work out all of these kinks. But generally, if this works, why is it important for them to continue trying to get this right? Well, three big things. The biggest one is it will radically decrease the cost of launch. It's like the invention of, I don't know, riding horses or trains or cars. It's like a radical change in the cost of transportation. And that really builds a whole new economy. The second is, it's the vehicle, as you mentioned, to take people to the moon. One of them. And that's a natural, long progression of what's going on in spaceflight. And then eventually, maybe even as far as Mars. And this vehicle has the promise of developing all of those technologies. But you got to start with flight number 10 and make all those things work. And I'm pleased that they're being careful with it tonight and give it another try when everything's ready.

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