SpaceX’s massive Starship blasted off into the sky on Tuesday night for its ninth test flight following back-to-back failures earlier this year.

The 400-foot-tall ship launched from the company’s Starbase facility in Texas just after 7:30 p.m., with the rocket aiming to deploy eight Starlink satellite simulators, a first for Starship, before a scheduled landing in the Indian Ocean.

The spacecraft took off after a delay of a few minutes as some last moment issues were worked out.

Perfecting the Starship is critical for Elon Musk’s quest to reach Mars next year .

Tuesday’s test also marked the first time that SpaceX has reused the Super Heavy booster rocket. The booster had previously been used in January.

Unlike with previous missions, SpaceX will not be attempting to catch the S

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