An attempt to launch the most powerful rocket ever into space has been postponed for at least 48 hours.
The vehicle, known as Starship, has been built by US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
The most powerful rocket ever developed is about to attempt a maiden launch.
The vehicle, known as Starship, has been built by the American entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
It stands almost 120m (400ft) high and is designed to have almost double the thrust of any rocket in history.
The launch brings the total number of Starlink satellites in Earth’s low orbit to 3,500
The orbiting observatory, one of the greatest instruments in the history of science, is gradually losing altitude.
If nothing is done to re-boost it, the telescope will eventually fall into the atmosphere and burn up.
Using Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX, the telecommunications company says it will be able to provide service in the half-million square miles currently unreached by cell signals in the United States.
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