SpaceX Starship Flight 13 scrubbed; Musk pledges quick retry
Elon Musk stated another attempt is planned 'hopefully in a few days' after the pad abort. Shares fell following the scrub.
Friday, July 17, 2026
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 scrubbed; Musk pledges quick retry — Friday, July 17, 2026
Starship Flight 13 launch attempt aborted at T-0 on July 16 due to engine ignition failure; retry targeted in days. New Soyuz crew arrives at ISS. No recent credible news items on space-related developments were found in the last 24–48 hours.
Biggest developments
New crew docks with ISS via Soyuz MS-29
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two Roscosmos cosmonauts arrived at the station, joining Expedition 74.
Starship Flight 13 launch aborted at last second
SpaceX scrubbed the Starship Flight 13 test launch after some Raptor engines failed to start, triggering an automatic abort. New date not yet set.
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#starship update
Photo from Starbase area post-scrub.
Starship launch aborted on the pad
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt right as engines begin to light.
Bullish takes
- Rapid turnaround expected for next Starship attempt
Critical takes
- Engine start issues on Flight 13 highlight ongoing Raptor reliability challenges
Why this matters
Abort delays v3 Starlink deployment and Block 3 validation timeline.