{"id":783570,"date":"2024-06-06T04:36:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=783570"},"modified":"2024-06-06T04:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:36:51","slug":"elon-musks-giant-starship-rocket-prepares-to-launch-again-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=783570","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s giant Starship rocket prepares to launch again : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Starship is scheduled to launch Thursday.
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Eric Gay\/AP\/AP<\/p>\n

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The commercial company SpaceX is attempting its fourth launch of the largest rocket ever made Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

A two-hour launch window will open at 7:00 a.m CT, according to SpaceX. A notice from the company warned residents near SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site in Texas that they might hear \u201ca loud noise resulting from the rocket\u2019s 33 Raptor engines firing upon ignition.\u201d<\/p>\n

SpaceX will broadcast the launch live on X.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else you need to know about this latest test flight.<\/p>\n

Starship is the largest rocket ever built<\/h3>\n

Standing nearly 400 feet tall when stacked on top of its \u201cSuper Heavy\u201d booster, Starship is larger than even the Saturn V rockets that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon. The spaceship is also unique in that it uses stainless steel instead of light-weight metals like aluminum and titanium.<\/p>\n