SpaceX will try to launch its Starship rocket for the second time on Thursday: NPR

Visitors look on as SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for a scheduled launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

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Visitors look on as SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for a scheduled launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Eric Gay/AP

SpaceX will try to launch its Starship again on Thursday after it was delayed earlier this week due to a frozen valve.

The launch window will begin at 9:28 a.m. ET in Texas and last 62 minutes, the company said.

“All systems are currently green for launch,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said.

Musk has billed the world’s largest rocket as a way to transport humans to the moon and Mars.

“With a test like this, success is measured by how much we can learn, which will inform and improve the likelihood of success in the future as SpaceX rapidly advances the development of Starship,” SpaceX said in a statement.

Numerous SpaceX rockets have blown up during testing in the past.

The live broadcast of the launch will be available approximately 45 minutes before the expected start.