SpaceX, Starship and FAA

Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares for 8th Starship launch, pending FAA approval
SpaceX is slated to launch its Starship for the eighth time from Boca Chica, Texas, Friday, though plans could be thwarted if the FAA fails to give the green light.
As Elon Musk tangles with FAA, SpaceX CEO announces 8th Starship rocket launch
Starship, the world's largest rocket, could fly again as soon as Friday on its second launch of the year if the FAA gives approval.
SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 8 of Starship megarocket
"The FAA issued a license modification authorizing the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch," FAA officials said in an emailed statement today (Feb. 28). "The FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight."
SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The test flight will be a repeat of what SpaceX hoped to achieve on the previous Starship launch in January, when the rocket broke apart and showered debris over the Atlantic Ocean and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Watch SpaceX’s cinematic trailer for Friday’s Starship rocket launch
SpaceX is about to send its mighty Starship rocket to space again. Get in the mood for the spectacular mission by reliving the last one.
Explosion of Starship Flight 7 traced to fires in rocket's 'attic,' SpaceX says
SpaceX has finished its investigation into what went wrong on the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which ended with a dramatic explosion.
SpaceX prepares for 8th launch of Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket
Elon Musk confirmed on X that Starship’s 8th test launch is set for Friday. SpaceX launched Starship for the seventh time last month, but the launch ended in a fiery explosion, with debris lighting up the sky over Turks and Caicos.
How to watch SpaceX’s 8th Starship flight test this week
SpaceX has confirmed that it’s targeting Friday, February 28, for the eighth test of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to fly. It comes a day after SpaceX chief that the Starship “flies Friday.
SpaceX targets Friday for first Starship test since explosion
SpaceX is expected to test its Starship rocket on Friday. The previous test ended with the rocket exploding over Turks and Caicos. The launch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. central. SpaceX is hoping to launch its Starship rocket on Friday,
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