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SpaceX just got the green light Starship has waited years for

SpaceX just got the green light Starship has waited years for NASA library image

Image: NASA, library image. NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members train inside a Dragon training crew spacecraft

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The FAA has cleared SpaceX's Starship Flight 14, the 14th test of the two-stage Starship vehicle and third flight of Starship V3, for launch from Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase, TX. The mission will attempt to deploy Starlink Group 31-1 satellites into low Earth orbit at about 275 km altitude, completing roughly 6 orbits before splashdown in the Pacific west of Chile.

The FAA has cleared Starship Flight 14, setting up SpaceX's first orbital attempt on Monday. The post SpaceX just got the green light Starship has waited years for appeared first on TESLARATI .

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