SpaceX cancels 10th Starship prototype launch due to bad weather

American aerospace company SpaceX has canceled the scheduled Monday launch of its Starship prototype rocket for its 10th test flight due to unfavorable weather conditions, Report informs via TASS.

The launch was planned for 7:59 p.m. Eastern Time (2:59 a.m. Moscow time) from the Starbase facility in Texas. "Standing down from today’s flight test attempt due to weather. Starship team is determining the next best available opportunity to fly," SpaceX’s X social media page said.

This marks the second cancellation of a Starship launch in the past two days. The prototype’s launch on August 24 was called off due to a technical malfunction in ground systems. The company now hopes to attempt the launch again on August 26.