WATCH LIVE at 8:30 a.m.: SpaceX test launch No. 3 for Starship

Starship will try to fly again Thursday morning, SpaceX says.

The company will attempt the third launch of its super-heavy rocket at 8:30 a.m. ET from Boca Chica, Texas. News 6 will stream the attempt live when it happens.

There will be a 110-minute launch window for the test.

SpaceX has made two attempts to successfully launch Starship into space which ended in explosions, but SpaceX says both tests completed major milestones and led to invaluable data.

“Each of these flight tests continue to be just that: a test. They aren’t occurring in a lab or on a test stand, but are putting flight hardware in a flight environment to maximize learning,” SpaceX officials say on the company’s website.

During the second test in November, the rocket ignited all engines successfully and completed stage separation, but the test was not completed and the rocket was destroyed.

The third flight attempt for Starship hopes to include several objectives, including opening and closing Starship’s payload door, re-lighting a Raptor engine while in space, and a controlled reentry for the spacecraft, which would splashdown in the Indian Ocean if successful.

Starship is the vehicle that is expected to land astronauts on the moon as part of the Artemis program. That mission is expected to happen no earlier than September 2026.

However, a Government Accounting Office report last year said delays in Starship’s development are hampering the launch of the Artemis III mission. The report said 2027 was a more likely scenario for launch.

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