SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket, citing frozen valve; reschedules for 20th April

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Elon Musk's SpaceX called off the highly anticipated debut launch of its newly combined Starship cruise vessel and Super Heavy rocket in the final minutes of countdown due to a frozen valve, delaying the uncrewed test flight for at least two days.

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