SpaceX Shifts the 2nd Launch of Its Starship Rocket to Saturday – The New York Times

This post was updated on Friday to describe what SpaceX fixed on the rocket.

SpaceX is preparing for the second test flight of Starship, the giant rocket that is being built to carry NASAs astronauts to the surface of the moon and Elon Musks ambitions to Mars. The Federal Aviation Administration granted regulatory approval for the launch on Wednesday.

While the company had planned for a Friday launch, Mr. Musk announced on Thursday on X, the social network site formerly known as Twitter that he also owns, that SpaceX was moving the flight to Saturday because a part on the rocket needed to be replaced.

Heres what you need to know about the launch.

Starship launches from Boca Chica, Texas, a site on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico near the city of Brownsville that SpaceX has nicknamed Starbase.

The flight could lift off as early as 8 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday. SpaceX will stream the launch live on X.

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SpaceX Shifts the 2nd Launch of Its Starship Rocket to Saturday - The New York Times