SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition

SpaceX abruptly called off its second Starship V3 launch attempt after ignition, and the company did not immediately disclose the cause. The report says SpaceX’s stock fell more than 4% in after-hours trading before recovering some losses.

A last-second abort highlights the technical uncertainty still surrounding Starship V3 as SpaceX pushes toward higher launch cadence. The market reaction described in the report suggests investors are highly sensitive to launch reliability, even when failures occur before liftoff.