"SpaceX's Giant Starship Rocket Set for Test Flight"

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SpaceX is planning to launch its Starship rocket, which is expected to carry passengers to the moon and Mars, on Monday morning. This will be the first flight test of a "fully integrated" Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy rocket. The test window opens at 7 a.m. CT Monday, and a live webcast of the flight test will begin about 45 minutes before liftoff. The rocket is designed to carry up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights, and NASA has already announced plans to use a Starship to put astronauts on the lunar surface in 2025.
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