{"id":22183,"date":"2022-06-15T00:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-clears-faa-hurdle-for-first-starship-super-heavy-flight\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T00:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:59:59","slug":"spacex-clears-faa-hurdle-for-first-starship-super-heavy-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-clears-faa-hurdle-for-first-starship-super-heavy-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX clears FAA hurdle for first Starship Super Heavy flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FAA to allow one or more flights of Starship<\/h2>\n

In the report released on June 13, the FAA will allow \u201cone or more experimental permits\u201d to launch Starship stacked on top of its Super Heavy booster. This will allow SpaceX to finally conduct the first orbital launch attempt of its new rocket. We\u2019ve seen flights of just the Starship upper stage but no flights of Super Heavy.<\/p>\n

When this rocket is launched, it will become the most powerful rocket to fly. Now, if that flight is successful is another question. SpaceX has been hoping to launch Starship orbital since last year, with Elon Musk hoping to launch by July of 2021.<\/p>\n

The current plan for SpaceX\u2019s first orbital Starship will be to launch Starship with Super Heavy from Boca Chica and have it fly just shy of one orbit. Super Heavy will have a soft splashdown just off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico, and Starship will reenter for splashdown off the coast of Hawaii.<\/p>\n

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