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SpaceX is poised Saturday for the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built that Elon Musk hopes will one day colonize Mars, while NASA awaits a modified version to land humans on the Moon.SpaceX has insisted that explosions during the early stages of rocket development are welcome and help inform design choices faster than ground tests -- though time is ticking down for a modified Starship to be ready for a planned lunar landing in 2025.

SpaceX will have a second try at a successful launch of its massive Starship rocket system on Saturday after an April attempt led to a midair explosion, destruction of the rocket launch pad and debris raining down for miles around the company's Texas launch facility.

STARBASE: SpaceX is poised Saturday for the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built that Elon...

SpaceX launched its second Starship rocket flight on Saturday, with Elon Musk’s company pushing development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones.

SpaceX first launched a full Starship rocket system in April, a historic test for a vehicle of unprecedented scale.