SpaceX is preparing the launch of Starship in Texas, making this its 9th test flight following two recent explosions.

FAA will require aircraft to give Starship a wider berth as SpaceX tests a previously flown Super Heavy booster for the first time.

The ninth flight test of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is scheduled for later today, with an hour-long launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT). A livestream of Starship Flight Test 9 will be available on the Space.com homepage and YouTube channel, as well as on SpaceX's Flight 9 mission page, the @SpaceX X account and X TV app.

SpaceX has outlined its objective with the ninth launch of the world's most powerful rocket, Starship, with no catch planned for Super Heavy.

Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas. The engine ran for approximately 60 seconds, and SpaceX confirmed the test-firing in a post on X: "Starship completed a long duration six-engine static fire and is undergoing final preparations for the ninth flight test."