By AFP 17 April 2023 | 2:16 pm SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond. The SpaceX Starship rocket stands on the launchpad from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica as seen from South Padre Island, Texas on April 17, 2023. – SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built.Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue in the booster stage, SpaceX officials said. SpaceX said the launch will be delayed for at least 48 hours. Starship had been scheduled to blast off at 8:20 am Central Time (1320 GMT) from Starbase, the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. The US space agency NASA has picked the Starship spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the Moon in late 2025 — a mission known as Artemis III — for the first time since the Apollo program ended in 1972. Starship consists of a 164-foot (50-meter) tall spacecraft designed to carry crew and cargo that sits atop a 230-foot tall first-stage Super Heavy booster rocket. SpaceX officials said the flight was postponed because of a pressurization issue with the Super Heavy booster. Latest NOW The Nigerian government has approved the use of R21/Matrix malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement at a press briefing on Monday. “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in exercising its… NOW When you listen to UAX’s second official single “EVERGREEN”, you can’t help but feel inspired and uplifted. The song is a blend of smooth-soul crooning R&B, intricate guitar interplay, drums and a stand out rhythmic structure. UAX takes us on a journey of his own personal experiences and how he has grown and evolved over… 6 mins ago Falz the Bad Guy, the renowned Nigerian rapper and activist, has revealed the winners of the ‘Mr Yakubu Challenge’. In March, Falz and Vector, his colleague, released a song titled ‘Mr Yakubu’ named after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commissio n (INEC) to express their views on the 2023 elections. The song sparked… 14 mins ago The only exciting thing that compares to redeeming gift cards at their brand is selling them for cash. If for some reason you are unable to use these digital assets at their brand, your next point of action should be to sell them. 31 mins ago Richard Mofe Damijo RMD, Chidi Mokeme, and Femi Adebayor are set to battle it out for best actor in the drama series of the African Magic Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA. The three actors top the list with their various roles in their recent blockbuster films. For RMD, his role in the Four Four Forty earned…
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