SpaceX aborts Starship liftoff after engines fail to ignite

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Starship’s 13th flight test from Texas was scrubbed seconds before liftoff after several of its 33 Raptor engines failed to start.

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A Starship flight test was aborted seconds before liftoff when several of its 33 Raptor engines failed to start, a very public reminder that even the flashiest space programs can be grounded by a handful of parts. For investors in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) this matters because Elon Musk is a bundled reputation; headlines about SpaceX ripple into sentiment for Tesla even though the businesses and cash flows are separate. Reuters running the clip will amplify short-term chatter, which is the sort of noise that can move high-attention stocks for a day or two.