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The initial launch was scrubbed on Thursday after a series of countdown delays, with another attempt possible as soon as this evening.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Starship wasn't able to get off the ground on Thursday, however; several technical issues cropped up late in the countdown, and SpaceX had to call off the attempt.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 May 2026
SpaceX pushed back the launch time by one hour, but the countdown appeared to proceed smoothly once propellants began loading into the rocket.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Life becomes a countdown without an end.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Starship wasn't able to get off the ground on Thursday, however; several technical issues cropped up late in the countdown, and SpaceX had to call off the attempt.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 May 2026
SpaceX pushed back the launch time by one hour, but the countdown appeared to proceed smoothly once propellants began loading into the rocket.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Life becomes a countdown without an end.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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countdown
noun
count·down
ˈkau̇nt-ˌdau̇n 
: the process of counting off backward in fixed units (as seconds) the time remaining before an event (as the launching of a rocket)
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