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SpaceX may receive FAA license for next Starship launch in time for Sunday attempt


The Federal Aviation Administration may issue SpaceX its next Starship license in time for a Sunday launch attempt, CNBC has learned.

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, lifts off on its third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk have been vocally critical of the FAA in recent weeks, urging the federal regulator to speed up its license review for Starship's fifth test flight. Despite previously expecting that its license review could take until "late November," a person familiar with the matter told CNBC the FAA's process has sped up, opening the door for earlier approval.

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