<p>SpaceX is preparing for a possible launch of its prototype interplanetary Starship rocket from the company's facility in south Texas on Monday afternoon.</p>.<p>The company is hoping to finally perform a successful test flight after the last three attempts ended in explosions.</p>.<p>"I have ordered the closure of Boca Chica Beach and Hwy 4 for the purpose of protecting public health and safety during SpaceX space flight activities on March 29," Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr said in a statement.</p>.<p>SpaceX founder Elon Musk also tweeted on Sunday about the "Possible Starship flight tomorrow afternoon."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/spacex-more-risks-better-rockets-958300.html">SpaceX: More risks, better rockets?</a></strong></p>.<p>The window for launch is 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Central Time (1700 to 2200 GMT), and if it goes ahead, SpaceX will provide a webcast.</p>.<p>An earlier scheduled launch was scrubbed Friday, likely because of poor weather.</p>.<p>SN11 is the eleventh prototype of Starship, which SpaceX hopes will one day be able to fly to the Moon, Mars and beyond.</p>.<p>It will be the fourth to conduct a test flight, ascending to an altitude of 10 kilometers (six miles) before returning to the ground for a soft vertical landing.</p>.<p>SN8 and SN9, which launched in December and February respectively, crash landed and exploded, while SN10 successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later during its test on March 3.</p>.<p>Despite the previous failures, analysts say SpaceX is gathering valuable data that will help it to accelerate its development timeline.</p>.<p>Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system.</p>.<p>This final version will stand 120 meters tall (394 feet) and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.</p>
<p>SpaceX is preparing for a possible launch of its prototype interplanetary Starship rocket from the company's facility in south Texas on Monday afternoon.</p>.<p>The company is hoping to finally perform a successful test flight after the last three attempts ended in explosions.</p>.<p>"I have ordered the closure of Boca Chica Beach and Hwy 4 for the purpose of protecting public health and safety during SpaceX space flight activities on March 29," Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr said in a statement.</p>.<p>SpaceX founder Elon Musk also tweeted on Sunday about the "Possible Starship flight tomorrow afternoon."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/spacex-more-risks-better-rockets-958300.html">SpaceX: More risks, better rockets?</a></strong></p>.<p>The window for launch is 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Central Time (1700 to 2200 GMT), and if it goes ahead, SpaceX will provide a webcast.</p>.<p>An earlier scheduled launch was scrubbed Friday, likely because of poor weather.</p>.<p>SN11 is the eleventh prototype of Starship, which SpaceX hopes will one day be able to fly to the Moon, Mars and beyond.</p>.<p>It will be the fourth to conduct a test flight, ascending to an altitude of 10 kilometers (six miles) before returning to the ground for a soft vertical landing.</p>.<p>SN8 and SN9, which launched in December and February respectively, crash landed and exploded, while SN10 successfully landed then blew up a few minutes later during its test on March 3.</p>.<p>Despite the previous failures, analysts say SpaceX is gathering valuable data that will help it to accelerate its development timeline.</p>.<p>Eventually, SpaceX plans to combine the Starship spaceship with a Super Heavy rocket, creating a fully reusable system.</p>.<p>This final version will stand 120 meters tall (394 feet) and will be able to carry 100 metric tonnes into Earth orbit -- the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.</p>