SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's (Aug. 24) planned liftoff of the Starship megarocket.

The company announced the milestone Thursday (Aug. 21) in a post on X, which featured three photos of the move.

Sunday's launch, from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, will kick off the 10th test flight of Starship, the fully reusable vehicle that SpaceX is developing to send people to the moon and Mars. Liftoff is scheduled during an hourlong window that opens at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT; 6:30 p.m. local Texas time). You'll be able watch the action live on at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, at launch time.

Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, consists of two elements — Super Heavy and a 171-foot-tall (52 meters) upper stage kn

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