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SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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The Starship vehicle on Flight 7 also has smaller forward flaps that have been moved away from its heat shield to reduce exposure to excess heat during reentry, SpaceX wrote in a mission description.