SpaceX aims for Thursday Starship launch from Texas after delay

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

SpaceX is aiming to launch the eighth flight test of Starship on Thursday from Texas after experiencing a delay.

The space company was set to launch on Monday but was scrubbed due to a last-minute problem.

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The countdown got down to the 40-second mark, but it was halted because of issues with the 403-foot (123-meter) rocket, the world’s largest and most powerful.

The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. News4JAX will stream live.