Summary

  • The SpaceX Super Heavy Starship rocket was scheduled to launch for its 10th test flight at 00:30 BST (19:30 EDT)

  • The launch was scrubbed over weather concerns and the company said it might attempt again on Tuesday.

  • Tonight's launch was originally set for Sunday but was postponed because of a technical issue

  • Elon Musk's giant rocket has had multiple catastrophic failures in previous launches

  • A successful launch could bolster confidence in the rocket's future - it is earmarked for use in a 2027 mission to the Moon

  • This is a live stream only and there will be no text updates

  1. Live stream has endedpublished at 01:45 British Summer Time

    SpaceX scrubbed tonight's launch of the Super Heavy Starship rocket due to weather concerns.

    The company said it might try again tomorrow.

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  2. Watch the test flight of SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship rocketpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 26 August

    Hello and welcome to our live stream of the test flight of SpaceX's giant Super Heavy Starship rocket.

    Click watch live at the top of this page to follow along.

    There will be no further text updates, so sit back and watch what could be a spectacular video as SpaceX marks its 10th test flight of the world's largest and most powerful rocket.