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SpaceX Starship launch: all of the news on its test flight and that explosive ending

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Richard Lawler
HOLD.

No word on why or for how long, but the Starship launch isn’t happening just yet. The flight director announced a hold, which SpaceX’s broadcast previously noted could occur for up to 15 minutes or so; we’ll update once we have more details.

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