SpaceX Starship V3 scrubbed seconds before launch due to a hydraulic pin failure. Rescheduled for Friday. IPO filed the day before. - anyone tried this

[Red Wrench]

SpaceX scrubbed the Starship V3 test flight on Thursday May 22 with seconds remaining in the countdown after a hydraulic pin on the launch tower arm failed to retract as planned. The vehicle was standing down for a 24-hour recycle, targeting Friday May 23 for the next attempt. The scrub came just one day after SpaceX formally filed for its IPO, creating an uncomfortably public timing problem.

Starship V3 is designed for 100 metric ton payload capacity and represents the next major iteration toward fully reusable interplanetary transport. The IPO filing had already sent retail investors rushing into space-related funds at the fastest pace since 2021, with the Procure Space ETF seeing significant inflows.

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[StoneCold]

Filing for IPO the day before a high-profile test scrub is the kind of timing that makes investor relations teams sweat. The scrub itself is normal spaceflight, the timing is just unfortunate

[Craig71]

A hydraulic pin on the launch tower causing a scrub rather than a vehicle issue is actually fine news. That is infrastructure, not the rocket. Much easier to fix

[Danny47]

Retail investors piling into space ETFs ahead of an anticipated SpaceX IPO is the pattern that historically does not end well for the retail investors

[ShadowPilot]

SpaceX filing for IPO is the biggest market event of 2026 if it actually proceeds. The valuation expectations are extraordinary and the institutional appetite is real

[Darren51]

V3 at 100 metric tons to orbit reusable is a capability that changes the economics of everything from satellite deployment to lunar missions. The scrub is annoying, the vehicle it represents is remarkable

[Anvil79]

The procure space ETF being the standout retail pick rather than direct competitors to SpaceX shows retail investors are at least thinking about the picks-and-shovels approach

[StevenArroyo]

Starship has scrubbed before and then launched successfully shortly after. The track record on turnaround is good. Friday looks realistic

[Vanessa26]

The IPO timing with active test flights is deliberate. SpaceX wants investors to see the hardware performing before they commit capital. A scrub is not ideal but a successful Friday launch would serve the same purpose

[Midnight Wolf]

100 metric tons reusable is not just about Mars. That capacity changes the entire commercial satellite and space station market. The implications extend well beyond the SpaceX narrative