{"id":658308,"date":"2026-05-22T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658308\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:49:10","slug":"nicki-minaj-pops-up-at-elon-musks-attempted-spacex-rocket-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658308\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Pops Up at Elon Musk&#8217;s Attempted SpaceX Rocket Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Nicki Minaj<br \/>\n                          Surprise Surprise<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Time To Watch A Rocket Launch!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 22, 2026<br \/>\n                            2:23 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260504_7a9d4a36247a4b2c8c78a98f54c8faaa\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0796d217-9fde-42fd-8109-c389cca1c51d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7a9d4a36247a4b2c8c78a98f54c8faaa_md.jpg\" alt=\"main nicki minaj getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nicki Minaj made a surprise cameo appearance Thursday at Elon Musk&#8217;s Starbase site in Texas, where SpaceX tried to launch its new megarocket into outer space \u2014 but it all fell apart due to technical issues.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Nicki had a blast attending her first attempted rocket launch, hanging out with some of the SpaceX staff \u2014 and even getting interviewed on camera.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clip &#8230; Nicki called the moment &#8220;historic,&#8221; pointing to her t-shirt emblazoned with the rocket&#8217;s name, &#8220;Starship,&#8221; which is also the name of one of her most famous songs.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The rapper also got super excited when one of the staffers told her only 6 minutes remained before the much-anticipated launch. But the rocket never made lift off as a result of technical issues that could not be fixed in time.<\/p>\n<p>After the issues are finally resolved, though, the\u00a0rocket could potentially launch Friday night at the earliest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260519_e4e6778b4f074c77af4870111caf55ec\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0796d217-9fde-42fd-8109-c389cca1c51d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4e6778b4f074c77af4870111caf55ec_md.png\" alt=\"sub elon musk getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to see if Nicki makes another cameo. By the way, Nicki and Elon traded pleasentries on X with Nicki calling his Starbase site &#8220;magical.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Surprise Surprise &#8230; Time To Watch A Rocket Launch!!! 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