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Elon Musk has admitted there is a 50% chance that his $3 billion (2.4 billion) rocket could blow up.
The first orbital launch attempt is set to take place over the next few weeks.
The rocket is expected to carry up to 100 people to the Red Planet on a journey that is 250 times further than the moon.
It is capable of generating 17 million pounds of lift-off thrust, almost double that of NASA's SLS mega moon rocket that sent an empty capsule to the moon last year.
Starship is 395ft (120m) tall, with the ship itself measuring 164ft (49m) and the booster 230ft (70m) It is expected to launch from the Starbase facility in Texas, close to the town of Boca Chica.
Musk's vehicle packs 16 million pounds (70 Meganewtons) of thrust, almost double that of the other new generation rocket created by NASA.
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