---
title: "How to Watch SpaceX’s Starship Launch Today"
description: "SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic Starship spacecraft some time today. Here's how to watch it live."
date: "2021-01-25"
modified: "2021-01-25"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/watch-spacex-sn9-high-altitude-test-flight-live"
categories:
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
  - "the digest"
---

# How to Watch SpaceX’s Starship Launch Today

![SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic Starship spacecraft some time today. Here's how to watch it live.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/watch-spacex-sn9-high-altitude-test-flight-live.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: SpaceX\</em\>*

## SN9's Turn

SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic [Starship](<https://futurism.com/category/starship>) spacecraft this afternoon.

The Elon Musk-led company has yet to confirm if it will provide an official livestream of the event, as it did for [Starship prototype SN8's maiden flight](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-starship-explodes-spectacular-fireball>) on December 9.

Luckily, SpaceX enthusiasts from *NASASpaceflight* who are following the events near the test site in Boca Chica, Texas, have their stream up and running already over on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/lPRfJxz-ECE

The launch window for today's launch stretches from 1 pm to 7 pm Eastern time. Roads are closed in anticipation of the event and the skies are mostly clear at the time of writing.

## Big Boom Round 2

The launch is likely to be a spectacular example of the progress SpaceX has made in developing its Mars-bound rocket.

In December, SN8 touched down a little too hard, resulting in a gigantic ball of flames and shrapnel. Despite the explosion, Musk said that SpaceX "got all the data we needed" [on Twitter](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336809767574982658>) following the test.

"Successful ascent, switchover to header tanks & precise flap control to landing point!" Musk [tweeted](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1336808486022258688>) in a separate post at the time.

**READ MORE:** [SpaceX set to launch its next Starship prototype on Monday](<https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/spacex-set-to-launch-its-next-starship-prototype-on-monday/>) \[*Ars Technica*\]

**More on Starship:** *[Here’s What SpaceX’s Massive New Floating Spaceport Look Like Up Close](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-floating-spaceports-photos>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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