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.
SLS
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The NASA-developed flight software for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle successfully flew the…
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The Orion spacecraft has reached the end of its flight on the Artemis I mission,…
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Artemis
Boeing expanding SLS Core Stage production to KSC to build Artemis inventory
by Philip SlossBoeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two…
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Artemis
NASA talks Mobile Launcher refurbishment, modifications needed for Artemis II crew debut of SLS
Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly…
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The four RS-25 engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully propelled the Core Stage, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion…
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ArtemisNorthrop Grumman
Solid Rocket Boosters meet performance targets in first-look data review for Artemis I
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from LC-39B at the…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
Boeing talks Core Stage performance on Artemis I, looks ahead to future Core Stages and EUS debut
Following a successful first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) and its critical Core…
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ArtemisEuropeanInternational
Artemis I releases 10 cubesats, including a Moon lander, for technology and research
The Artemis I mission, the first flight of the Orion spacecraft and SLS, is now…
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NASA and the SLS teams have successfully launched the agency’s super heavy lift rocket which…
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Artemis
Artemis I launch team planning on gentle LH2 cycle to stop leaks on next attempt
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program, prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, and their Artemis launch…
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The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket made the 6.7 km trip from High Bay…
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The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival…
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As part of continued troubleshooting and seal replacement validation efforts, teams at the Kennedy Space…
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NASA and SLS program managers have developed part of a forward plan for addressing the…
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ArtemisBoeing/StarlinerEuropeanInternationalNorthrop Grumman
SLS teams scrub second launch attempt for Artemis I as hydrogen leaks persist
NASA has scrubbed the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission from the Kennedy…
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The launch countdown for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis I mission…
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ArtemisInternational
Work on Orion capsules continue as Artemis I prepares to launch
by Joseph NavinWith the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion currently at Launch Complex-39B and ready for…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has left the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy…
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Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on…