<ul><li>SpaceX is preparing for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket at its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.</li><li>The Starship will be raised atop the first-stage Super Heavy booster, capable of creating around 17 million pounds of thrust at launch.</li><li>The test launch date has not been announced yet, but it is expected to take place before the end of the month.</li><li>NASA plans to use the Starship for crew and cargo missions to the moon as part of the Artemis program, with the goal of landing astronauts on Mars in the 2030s.</li></ul>

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