{"id":16373,"date":"2026-07-25T03:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16373"},"modified":"2026-07-25T03:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:36:57","slug":"spacex-tries-again-to-launch-starship-after-engine-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16373","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX tries again to launch Starship after engine trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmrxttq8q00033b6salpaiwdq@published\" class=\"image vossi-image  image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"2025-08-25T172604Z_1584685475_RC2TDGAVFL0I_RTRMADP_3_SPACEX-STARSHIP-MEXICO-PROTEST.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666153846153846\" data-original-height=\"4333\" data-original-width=\"6500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-08-25t172604z-1584685475-rc2tdgavfl0i-rtrmadp-3-spacex-starship-mexico-protest.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-08-25t172604z-1584685475-rc2tdgavfl0i-rtrmadp-3-spacex-starship-mexico-protest.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-08-25t172604z-1584685475-rc2tdgavfl0i-rtrmadp-3-spacex-starship-mexico-protest.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Mexican environmentalists protest aboard a boat near SpaceX\u2019s Starbase launch site on the south Texas coast on August 24, 2025.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"4333\" width=\"6500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000f3b6rc8ovj9y2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Last year, following an explosive mishap during Starship testing, SpaceX insisted that it had found \u201cno evidence of any floating or deceased marine life that would signal (rocket) booster debris impact harmed animals in the vicinity\u201d of the crash site in the waters off the Gulf Coast.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000g3b6rohonwrj9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The company has also separately said that Starship launches present \u201cno hazards to the surrounding communities in the Rio Grande Valley.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000h3b6r9jq6ccvr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Not everyone is convinced. Some residents and environmentalists have bemoaned frequent beach closures triggered by Starship testing and the noise and debris associated with Starship\u2019s failures.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000i3b6r3a13grjb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In addition to sonic booms, which can register as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/24\/science\/spacex-starship-sonic-boom\">small earthquakes<\/a>, activists are concerned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/07\/world\/spacex-starship-explosion-south-texas-fallout-scn\">migratory birds<\/a> that have long relied on the area, including the snowy plover, a species that has rapidly declined, according to environmentalists.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000n3b6rge6n2z2n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And an NGO in Mexico says it has documented melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive strewn across the sands of Tamaulipas\u2019 Bagdad beach, spurring concerns about threats to wildlife such as Kemp\u2019s ridley turtles, an endangered species.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmrxtu7de00043b6sck5f4r7q@published\" class=\"image vossi-image  portrait image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"537365917_10239582985532519_7993652199713890690_n.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.333125\" data-original-height=\"2133\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/537365917-10239582985532519-7993652199713890690-n.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/537365917-10239582985532519-7993652199713890690-n.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/537365917-10239582985532519-7993652199713890690-n.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Conibio Global stages a peaceful protest against the SpaceX Starship launch Sunday, August 24, 2025.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2133\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweddxy000o3b6rtw3yt11o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That same group, called Conibio Global, has staged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/science\/live-news\/spacex-starship-flight-11-launch-10-13-25?post-id=cmgpiira2001b3b6nn2tblfiu\">several protests<\/a> of Starship launches using boats positioned in Gulf waters near SpaceX\u2019s launch site that have included tense standoffs. The group is carrying out another demonstration tonight, Conibio confirmed to CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrweezmd000s3b6rsweptv2x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It was also a US environmental group, SaveRGV, that sued over access to local beaches that have been frequently cut off from the public due to launches and rocket testing. 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