In photos: The scene at the Texas launch site of the SpaceX Starship rocket
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In photos: The scene at the Texas launch site of the SpaceX Starship rocket
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In photos: The scene at the Texas launch site of the SpaceX Starship rocket
By Washington Post Staff | Apr 19, 2023
SpaceX on Monday called off its first attempt to launch Starship, the largest rocket ever built and one that NASA intends to use to land its astronauts on the moon, from Boca Chica, Tex.
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The company said it would make another launch attempt on Thursday. It said the 62-minute launch window would open at 9:28 a.m. Eastern and close at 10:30 a.m.
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April 18
Workers prepare SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket in an attempt to schedule another launch from Boca Chica, Tex. after it was scrubbed on Monday.
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April 18
Space fans walk the dunes as workers prepare the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket for launch on Thursday.
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April 17
Spectators line the jetty as they wait for the Starship spacecraft launch.
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April 17
People line the beaches at Isla Blanca Park to view the launch.
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April 17
People awaiting the launch.
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April 17
A view of SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica.
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April 17
The sun rises as people sit on a beach for the launch.
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April 17
The Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on the Starbase launch pad.
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April 17
Spectators line a beach at Isla Blanca Park.
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April 17
Waves crash on a beach as people anticipate the launch.
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April 17
A dolphin leaps out of the water in front of a boat used to watch the rocket's launch.
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April 17
Spectators gather at Isla Blanca Park for the Starship launch.
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April 17
People stand on a beach to watch the launch.
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April 17
Elon Musk’s company had planned to fly the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. Standing at nearly 400 feet tall, the Super Heavy booster and Starship spacecraft would have more power than NASA’s Space Launch System, which also had to wave off its first launch attempt because of technical challenges.
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April 17
Spectators make their way off the jetty after the launch from Starbase was scrubbed.
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April 17
A young fan stands on a concrete barrier adorned with the words "We are explorers" following the scrubbed launch.
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April 17
The test flight was called off with just over eight minutes left in the countdown because of a stuck valve needed to pressurize the first-stage booster. Launch controllers couldn’t fix the frozen valve in time, but for practice, took the clocks down to the 40-second mark before halting the countdown. The company plans to use Starship to send people and cargo to the moon and, ultimately, Mars.
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April 16
Enthusiasts pose in front of the Starbase sign at the SpaceX complex in Boca Chica, Tex.
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April 16
A vehicle adorned with "Occupy Mars" sticker is parked near the Starship rocket.
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April 16
Cullen Welch, of Atlanta, get his picture taken by a friend near a beach as they check out the launch pad.
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April 16
On the eve of the launch attempt, cars, campers, RVs and even bicycles and horses jammed the only road leading to the launch pad, where the stainless steel rocket towered above the flat scrubland and prairie.
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