SpaceX plans a third attempt tonight to launch Starship Flight 10 from Starbase, Texas, with propellant loading underway and a target liftoff around 6:30 p.m. Local weather conditions are currently about 45 percent favorable, down ten percentage points from the previous evening when the mission was scrubbed. Two earlier launch attempts were canceled due to a propellant leak and unfavorable weather. If weather and vehicle systems cooperate, launch operations will proceed. Separately, Tesla expanded its Robotaxi geofence in Austin, further extending its service area beyond Waymo's and intensifying competition between the companies.
SpaceX is set to launch Starship tonight, provided the weather cooperates and everything with the ship goes smoothly. This is SpaceX's third attempt to launch Starship for its tenth test flight, with Sunday's and Monday's attempts both being scrapped due to a leak and unfavorable weather conditions on the respective days. This evening, SpaceX has already stated that conditions appear to be approximately 45 percent favorable for launch.
Tesla's expansion of the Robotaxi geofence on Tuesday morning was a one-up on Waymo once again, as the automaker's service area growth helps eclipse its rival in an intense back-and-forth. A lot of conversation has been made about Tesla's rivalry with Waymo in terms of the capabilities of its driverless ride-sharing service in Austin, Texas. The two companies have sparred with one another, answering each other's expansion, and continuing to compete, all to the benefit of consumers in the region.
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