There are two words that most people never want to hear at a rocket launch, “abort” and “scrub.” As Starship’s orbital test flight gets closer, it may take multiple attempts to get Booster 7 and Ship 24 off the ground. If so, it wouldn’t be the first super-heavy launch vehicle to experience issues before and/or during flight. Here’s a look at some of the aborts across history, some of which could happen during a Starship launch attempt.
The NASA-developed flight software for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle successfully flew the…
The Orion spacecraft has reached the end of its flight on the Artemis I mission,…
Boeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two…
Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly…
The four RS-25 engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully propelled the Core Stage, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion…
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from LC-39B at the…
Following a successful first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) and its critical Core…
The Artemis I mission, the first flight of the Orion spacecraft and SLS, is now…
NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program, prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, and their Artemis launch…
The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay…
The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival…
As part of continued troubleshooting and seal replacement validation efforts, teams at the Kennedy Space…
NASA and SLS program managers have developed part of a forward plan for addressing the…
NASA has scrubbed the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission from the Kennedy…
The launch countdown for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis I mission…
With the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion currently at Launch Complex-39B and ready for…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy…
Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on…
