SpaceX scrubs Starship rocket launch

Elon Musk's SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant Starship rocket due to a technical issue, the company said.

The rocket, one of the biggest and most powerful rockets ever built, was supposed to launch Monday morning from SpaceX's private facility in South Texas. It is designed to carry cargo and people to the moon and Mars.

Starship is the tallest rocket ever built — 394 feet tall.

It also has 33 main engines — the most engines ever in a rocket booster — that are able to generate 16.7 million pounds of thrust at full throttle. Known as the Super Heavy booster, this part of the spacecraft accounts for 164 feet (50 meters) of its height, reports DW.