NEW: SpaceX scrubs launch of its powerful Starship rocket, with CEO Elon Musk saying a frozen valve was to blame.
This undated photo provided by SpaceX shows the company's Starship rocket at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.The timing comes after the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved SpaceX's launch of the nearly 400-foot-tall rocket from a remote site on the southernmost tip of Texas near Boca Chica Beach.During a Twitter "Spaces" event for subscribers Sunday evening, Musk warned to set expectations "low.
Following blastoff, the first stage of the Super Heavy rocket is expected to splash down about 20 miles off the coast of Boca Chica while the Starship vehicle orbits around the globe before splashing down off the coast of Hawaii. For this first flight test, SpaceX said it will not attempt a vertical landing of Starship or a catch of the booster.
SpaceX said this flight test will "inform and improve the probability of success in the future as SpaceX rapidly advances development of Starship," which is designed to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights.ABC News' Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.
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