Watch live: SpaceX is trying to launch a 16-story Starship prototype hundreds of feet into the air

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• SpaceX is developing a fully reusable rocket system called Starship-Super Heavy in Texas.
• Before the vehicle can fly to orbit, the aerospace company needs to prove the system's core design works.
• Elon Musk said that the latest Starship prototype, called SN5, could soon perform an experimental "hop" hundreds of feet into the air.
• After experiencing an engine problem during a launch attempt on Monday, Musk said SpaceX will "figure out why" and try again Tuesday. 
• Several groups are broadcasting live video of the next attempt on YouTube. 
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If you think grain silos can't fly, you may be in for a surprise on Tuesday.

SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, is fervently working to develop a fully reusable, 39-story rocket system in Boca Chica, a relatively remote region at the southeastern tip of Texas.

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