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SpaceX’s 403-foot Starship is set to lift off Sunday evening from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas, marking its most ambitious test yet after a string of setbacks.
The launch, SpaceX’s tenth test flight, comes after multiple failures in recent years — including three disastrous explosions in 2025 alone.
Between January and June, SpaceX suffered four Starship setbacks — a dramatic explosion in its first test flight, a midair blast in the second, a fiery destruction in the third, and finally a ground-test explosion following those in-flight failures.
Now engineers will attempt a series of high-risk maneuvers designed to prove Starship’s reusability, a critical step in owner Elon Musk’s long-term plan to reach the Moon and eventually conquer Mars.
The booster of SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship is recaptured during a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. ( AP Photo/Eric Gay)
This would be a milestone for SpaceX, which has said it is essential for its Artemis moon lander contract with NASA and Musk’s ultimate goal of colonizing Mars.
A live webcast of Sunday’s mission will begin approximately 30 minutes before liftoff.
Fox News Digital has reached out to SpaceX for comment.