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After months of delays, SpaceX will finally attempt to launch its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time. Saturday’s attempt comes seven months after the first effort to launch a fully stacked Starship – which is both the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built – ended in a catastrophic explosion, just minutes after lift off. SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship holds the key to making humanity a multi-planetary species, with plans to build hundreds of the spacecraft in order to set up a permanent human colony on Mars.

SpaceX has a two-hour window to launch the Starship SN25 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on Nov. 18, starting at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT).

Elon Musk’s Starship will make its second launch attempt on Friday after its first effort ended in a fireball minutes after blast off.

SpaceX has received clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to launch its huge Starship rocket on a much-anticipated second test flight.

Sunday's 89-minute launch window for the SES O3b mPOWER mission opens at 4:08 p.m. EDT, Space X announced. That means the window closes at 5:37 p.m.