SpaceX delays Starlink launch as Elon Musk warns team of Raptor engine Two Starship prototypes stand side-by-side at SpaceX's Starbase production facility near Brownsville, Texas, on July 22, 2021. SpaceX teams at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station opted to delay the company's next launch by about a day, setting the stage for a Thursday evening liftoff with dozens of Starlink satellites. The delay also came less than a week after founder Elon Musk warned of an internal engine production "crisis" at SpaceX that could ripple out to future Starlink missions. CLICK HERE TO EXTEND YOUR WIFI RANGE AND STREAM VIDEO ON NETFLIX … The delay means the company's 32nd batch of internet-beaming satellites will now fly from Launch Complex 40 on a Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than 5:57 p.m. ET Thursday. SpaceX has neither confirmed the launch itself nor offered any details about its timing, but federal maritime filings and hazard warnings issued by the Space Force confirm it'