SpaceX will retry Starship test flight after scrubbing prior launch

A Tesla Cybertruck drives past SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026. Ethan Swope | Bloomberg | Getty Images SpaceX will make another attempt at launching its massive Starship rocket on Friday after a first try was scrubbed due to technical issues a day earlier. "The hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a post on X Thursday evening. …