SpaceX is expected to launch its Starship prototype on Wednesday after multiple ground-based tests of its propellant tanks and firings of its three Raptor engines.

The send-off from SpaceX's launch site near Boca Chica Beach in Texas is the first time the company has attempted to fly Starship at a high altitude. Previous tests have not included the nose cone, flaps or other features needed to control its flight in the upper atmosphere.

The prototype will fly to its peak altitude and then is expected to perform a flip maneuver to return to Earth, where it will land vertically. But there is a lot that could go wrong, and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has estimated the prototype has a one in three chance of a successful landing.

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