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SpaceX’s Starship rocket receives clearance for launch

A photo of the Starship rocket.
Image: SpaceX

SpaceX’s Starship rocket has been cleared for launch by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), meaning it could take its first orbital flight test as soon as next week, as reported earlier by CNN.

With the help of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket, Starship is the spacecraft that’s designed to ferry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars. SpaceX says it’s targeting a Starship launch from the company’s Texas Starbase “as soon as” April 17th.

The “150-minute test window” opens at 8AM ET, according to S…

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Author: Jay Peters. [Source Link (*), The Verge – All Posts]

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