SpaceX will attempt its ninth test flight of the Starship rocket at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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The previous two launches failed catastrophically, with the rockets exploding in flight.

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In this attempt, the rocket will try to reuse one of its Super Heavy rocket boosters for the first time and deploy dummy Starlink internet satellites.