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Starship preps for its fifth flight test. | Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX plans to launch Starship for the fifth time tomorrow, October 13th, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 8AM ET. That’s after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared today that the company has “met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight,” reports Reuters.
The company will livestream the launch, starting about 35 minutes before liftoff. You can catch that on SpaceX
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