SpaceX targeting April 20 for next Starship launch attempt

The 62-minute launch window opens Thursday (April 20) at 9:28 a.m. EDT (1328 GMT).

, the giant vehicle that SpaceX is developing to take people and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond. The launch will occur from Starbase, SpaceX's facility here in South Texas.SpaceX tried to launch the mission today butjust under nine minutes before the planned liftoff due to an issue with the pressurization system on Starship's first stage, a huge booster called Super Heavy.

The plan for the coming flight calls for Super Heavy to make a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about eight minutes after liftoff. Starship's upper-stage spacecraft, meanwhile, will make a partial lap around

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