SpaceX will again attempt a major test of its massive Starship rocket on Thursday after abandoning takeoff last week, exposing investors to the risks of the company’s rocky development cycle and heightening the stakes for the critical milestone.

SpaceX stock was falling as investors wait for its all-important Starship test flight, slated for later on Thursday. Shares of Elon Musk’s rocket and AI company were down 0.4% at $114.82 in early trading,

SpaceX is set to make another attempt to launch Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, Thursday after a last-second scrub halted last week’s countdown. NewsNation's Xavier Walton

SpaceX will attempt this week to launch 20 of its newest Starlink satellites aboard a Starship rocket, following a last-second engine ignition abort that scrubbed the prior test flight. Elon Musk said the next attempt window is “early next week,