Musk’s SpaceX Gets US Approval to Launch Starship Rocket
- SpaceX is targeting as soon as April 17 for first test flight
- Massive rocket aims to send people one day to moon and Mars
The Starship spacecraft stacked atop the Super Heavy rocket booster at the SpaceX launch site in Texas.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX received US government approval to launch its next-generation Starship rocket, a key milestone in the company’s quest to send humans to the moon and eventually Mars.
The Federal Aviation Administration granted the license to the company, formally Space Exploration Technologies Corp., on Friday, allowing it to launch the rocket from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.