SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship stands ready but was aborted before liftoff, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship stands ready but was aborted before liftoff, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship begins its take off but is aborted, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship begins its take off but is aborted, in Starbase, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

FILE - People check into their flights at Harry Reid International Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)