SpaceX Starship set for repeat test flight, seven months after last one blew up

Starship is mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster in what will be the second attempted flight of both vehicles together. The mission's objective is to get Starship off the ground in Texas and into space just shy of reaching orbit, then plunge through Earth's atmosphere for a splashdown off Hawaii's coast. The launch had been scheduled for Friday but was pushed back by a day for a last-minute swap of flight-control hardware. Nasa, SpaceX's primary customer, has a considerable stake in the success of Starship.