Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA live stream of the launch will be available to watch what Elon Musk describes as ‘alien-level technology’ (AP Photo/Eric Gay)SpaceX has delayed the launch of its next generation Starship rocket for a second time with a new launch window opening on Thursday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m. CT.The launch will mark the first flight of what is described as the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. The fully stacked Starship and Super Heavy booster measure over 124 meters and weigh approximately 5,000 metric tons, featuring expanded fuel capacity, improved payload space, and 33 Raptor 3 engines capable of generating 18 million pounds of thrust.This launch is critical for NASA's Artemis program, aiming to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, and is also vital for Elon Musk's long-term goal of sending humans to Mars, with previous setbacks having caused delays.The success of this flight test is particularly important for SpaceX, as the company is expected to go public in an initial public offering next month, with the IPO's outcome potentially influenced by the mission's results.The launch from SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas will be live-streamed, though the booster will not attempt a return to the launch site for catch during this initial test of the redesigned vehicle.In fullStarship launch: How to watch make-or-break SpaceX mission this weekThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19, for a new version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket to undertake a critical test flight.

SpaceX is now targeting a Thursday, May 21, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket. See our latest updates here.

Starship test flight has been building for weeks, with space enthusiasts closely watching every update from SpaceX. The company’s massive Starship rocket, the largest and most…

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time

Here's why SpaceX waited seven months to try to fly Starship again.

A live stream of the launch will be available to watch what Elon Musk describes as ‘alien-level technology’

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SpaceX is getting ready to launch Starship Version 3, the next-generation spacecraft designed for Moon and Mars missions under NASAs Artemis program. The test flight marks the…

SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy performs a wet dress rehearsal tanking test in preparation for the 12th integrated test flight of the launch vehicle. Image: SpaceX

The new rocket features a host of upgrades intended to improve safety and performance of the world's most powerful rocket.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to launch its next-generation Starship with the enormous rocket seen as critical to pushing deeper into space

Today’s Starship flight test is being billed as a make-or-break mission for Elon Musk and SpaceX

After being pushed back an hour, we were a few minutes away from the scheduled 7:30PM ET opening of a 90-minute window for the 12th Starship flight test, before it was scrubbed…

Elon Musk’s spaceflight company is set to launch the 12th test flight of the Starship spacecraft tonight after calling off yesterday's scheduled launch due to a series of…

SpaceX's newest and biggest Starship will have to wait at least another day before launching on a test flight from Texas

Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket on Thursday after multiple countdown stops-and-starts forced the company to call off the highly…

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off Thursday's test after multiple countdown stops-and-starts.

High-stakes Starship test pushed to Friday amid IPO ambitions and technical snags

When the launch window opened, SpaceX rescheduled the start several times for technical reasons

SOUTH PADRE, May 22 — Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off yesterday’s test after multiple countdown...