Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX will conduct the 11th test flight of its Starship rocket Monday amid concerns that the United States is losing the race to return humans to the moon.
SpaceX said in a statement that the launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CDT on Monday as the rocket prepares to launch from the company's Starbase compound in Texas. The launch will be livestreamed on Musk's social media platform, X.
The space exploration company warned that the schedule of the launch is likely to change "as is the case with all developmental testing."
The warning comes after a series of explosive test failures and incremental milestones across ten prior Starship flights, including multiple booster explosions, loss of vehicles during stage separation, and limited success achieving orbital velocity.
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