SpaceX scrubs Starship rocket launch to troubleshoot ‘ground systems’ issue

Elon Musk's ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance

The launch of Elon Musk's gargantuan Starship space rocket was scrubbed late on Sunday afternoon, with the billionaire entrepreneur's ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance.

SpaceX said it was standing down from the launch to allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems", a post on social media read. There was no information on when the launch would be rescheduled.