ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX is preparing to launch the ninth flight test of its Starship rocket as early as Tuesday evening, with a 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time launch window.

What we know:

The launch will happen at the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas.

The mission marks the first re-flight of a Super Heavy booster, which previously launched and returned during Starship’s seventh test flight. It also comes after engineers made multiple hardware upgrades following the loss of Starship during its eighth test earlier this year.

Dig deeper:

In this flight, both stages of the vehicle — the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage — are expected to conduct a series of flight experiments to improve system performance and data collection. Notably, the booster will attempt a controlled fl

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