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Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada

πŸ“… May 22, 2026   |  πŸŒ Source: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/rocket-report-starship-launch-delayed-german-launch-company-may-aid-canada/   |  πŸ·️ Technology Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada — via https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/rocket-report-starship-launch-delayed-german-launch-company-may-aid-canada/ Welcome to Edition 8. 42 of the Rocket Report! What You Need To Know SpaceX nearly launched its Starship rocket on Thursday amid much pomp and circumstance in South Texas, only to be foiled by a ground system issue. Such delays are to be expected, with almost entirely new hardware on both the rocket and the ground side of things. The company will try again as soon as Friday evening, and as we discuss in this week's report, the stakes are quite high for SpaceX and much of the rest of the US spaceflight enterprise. πŸ”‘ Key Highlights 42 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX nearly launched its Starshi...

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