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FAA Grants License for Second SpaceX Starship Orbital Test Flight

Launch Window Opens at 8:00 am ET Friday

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Tom Patton
Nov 15, 2023
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The FAA has issued a launch license to SpaceX for the second orbital test flight launch attempt. The launch window opens Friday morning at 8:00 am eastern time, 7:00 am local time in Boca Chica.

A document posted Wednesday by the FAA says that SpaceX "is authorized, subject to the provisions of 51 U.S.C. Subtitle V, chapter 509, and the orders, rules, an…

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