Elon Musk's SpaceX is again attempting to launch of its towering Starship rocket to space after scrubbing an attempt earlier this week.
This is CNBC's live blog covering SpaceX's orbital launch attempt of its Starship rocket on Thursday.
The Starship orbital launch, out of a private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast, represents the culmination of years of regulatory work and technological tests. SpaceX leadership has repeatedly stressed the experimental nature of the launch.
The remaining stage is expected to finish loading at T-3, with Insprucker noting, "Currently we're not hearing a need to hold."John Insprucker, SpaceX principal integration engineer, said at T-12 that the SpaceX teams had only "good news" and that there were no significant issues with the launch vehicle.Under T-15
The Super Heavy booster is what begins the rocket's journey to space. At its base are 33 Raptor engines, which together produce 16.7 million pounds of thrust – double the 8.8 million pounds of thrust of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, whichStarship itself has six Raptor engines, with three for use while in the Earth's atmosphere and three for operating in the vacuum of space.
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