Live video of the launch is available here, starting at 7:55 a.m.
This will be the company's second attempt at launching its Super Heavy rocket and Starship spacecraft. Thedue to a “pressurization issue.” SpaceX founder Elon Musk said a valve appeared to be frozen. So instead of igniting the engines, SpaceX turned the day's activities into a dress rehearsal. It practiced loading the rocket with propellant but did not fire the engines.
SpaceX has a 62-minute launch window that opens Thursday at 8:28 a.m. and closes at 9:30 a.m. A live video will be available atThe company has spent years developing the fully reusable Super Heavy rocket and Starship spacecraft in Boca Chica, outside of Brownsville. It has launched Starship prototypes on high-altitude flight tests —On Thursday, Super Heavy is expected to push Starship upward for 2 minutes and 49 seconds.
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