Current:Home > InvestSpaceX launch livestream: How to watch Starship's fourth test flight -TrueNorth Capital Hub
SpaceX launch livestream: How to watch Starship's fourth test flight
View
Date:2025-04-19 15:13:28
Update: The SpaceX Starship's fourth test flight was its most successful so far. See updates.
SpaceX is planning to launch the unmanned spacecraft Starship into orbit Thursday morning, the fourth and latest flight test for the 400-foot-long rocket.
SpaceX says a live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which will be available to watch on the SpaceX website and SpaceX's account on X, formerly Twitter. Both companies are owned by Elon Musk.
The 120-minute launch window is now targeting a launch time of 8:50 a.m. EDT, according to SpaceX, which will liftoff Starship from Starbase, an industrial complex for Starship rockets located in Boca Chica, Texas.
Watch SpaceX Starship livestream
This is the fourth unmanned test launch of the Starship, which hopes to one day bring NASA astronauts to the moon and even as far as Mars. The unmanned craft is classified as a super heavy-lift launch vehicle and is lauded as the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, and SpaceX has called each previous test flight an improvement on the last.
SpaceX Starship launches:Here's what happened in previous tests
SpaceX has has been provided millions in funding from NASA in hopes of producing a commercial rocket that can safely take astronauts to the moon by 2026.
Crewed Boeing Starliner successfully launched Wednesday
Thursday morning's scheduled SpaceX launch follows the first successful launch of the Boeing Starliner on Wednesday after weeks of delays, which is carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
The Starliner is expected to dock with the orbiting lab Thursday around 12:15 p.m. EDT, NASA reports.
Boeing Starliner launch:Crewed spacecraft finally launches from Florida: 'Let's put some fire in this rocket'
Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge and Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY.
veryGood! (56526)
Related
- 'Most Whopper
- Time's money, but how much? Here's what Americans think an hour of their time is worth
- How to navigate the virtual hiring landscape and land a job: Ask HR
- King Charles returns to public work with a visit to a London cancer center
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and more for women’s summit in New York
- Tom Sandoval, Andy Cohen comment on rumored 'Vanderpump Rules' summer hiatus
- 'It's gonna be May' meme is back: Origins, what it means and why you'll see it on your feed
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Hammerhead flatworm spotted in Ontario after giant toxic worm invades Quebec, U.S. states
Ranking
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it’s a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
- Do you own chickens? Here's how to protect your flock from bird flu outbreaks
- Body found in duffel bag in Philadelphia identified as 4-year-old reported missing in December: Reports
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Pro-Palestinian protests reach some high schools amid widespread college demonstrations
- A list of mass killings in the United States this year
- Longtime Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart entered into the Hall of Famous Missourians
Recommendation
Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi
Police officers, guns, and community collide: How the Charlotte house shooting happened
Star Wars Day is Saturday: Celebrate May the 4th with these deals
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
Longtime Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart entered into the Hall of Famous Missourians
Boston Bruins try again to oust Toronto Maple Leafs in NHL playoffs: How to watch Game 6
Rare white killer whale nicknamed Frosty spotted off California coast