Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

This frame grab from video posted on the SpaceX Twitter page shows views of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship just after an automatic engine abort occurred with just 1.3 seconds remaining in the countdown (SpaceX/AP)

The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday.

SpaceX came close to launching a prototype of the rocketship that company chief Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars.