SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launching on May 27 at this time

After two unsuccessful launches earlier this year, SpaceX has set a target date for its upcoming Starship megarocket flight in the hopes that this time will be different. 

The launch, known as Starship Flight 9, is set to depart SpaceX's Starbase test site near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas at 7:30pm EDT (2330GMT) on Tuesday, May 27 at the latest, reported Space.com.

This is the first attempt to reuse the massive Super Heavy booster, the first stage of Starship, but it will also be the ninth test flight of the massive SpaceX rocket, as its name implies.

It follows two unsuccessful launches this year, Flight 7 in January and Flight 8 in March. During both flights, SpaceX used enormous chopsticks to safely return its Super Heavy booster to Earth in back-to-back rocket catches; but, the rocket's Ship stage failed soon after liftoff.

As of right now, SpaceX plans to launch Flight 9 on May 27 at 7:30pm EDT (2330GMT), though the exact time may change based on the condition of the vehicle. 

Texas local time will be 6:30pm Although SpaceX has not specified a time frame for the flight, it has previously operated on 30-minute windows, so if the firm does this again, the launch may occur at any point between 7:30 and 8pm EDT (2330 and 0000GMT).

Local authorities in the vicinity of SpaceX's Starbase have declared road closures through May 29, indicating that backup days on May 28 and May 29 may be conceivable, even though the launch date itself is not sooner than that day.