Summary
The test was the first after the company started selling shares to many investors on a big market.
At the last moment, the launch was cancelled, so the rocket stayed on the launch pad.
Key Points
3 points1
Starship is a very large rocket being built by SpaceX.
2
The test launch was scheduled after the company went public on a major stock market.
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The launch was called off, delaying the mission until later.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsscrubs
cancels or stops
mission
a special task or goal
public
everyone can own a part of the company
initial public offering
the first time a company sells pieces of itself to many people
record
the biggest or best so far
Wall Street
the place in New York where many big companies are bought and sold
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