The FAA has finally given its approval to SpaceX, and the first real Starship test launch is scheduled for next Monday morning! (If Monday doesn’t work out, there are additional launch windows on Tuesday and Wednesday).
Note: even if all goes perfectly, Starship will not quite reach Earth orbit in this test. Also, there’s a reasonable chance it will explode - Elon has been very honest about this. The Falcon 9 exploded a few times before it flew, too, and it’s now flown over 100 times.
Learn more about the test flight here: https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/green-light-go-spacex-receives-a-launch-license-from-the-faa-for-starship/, and you can watch it live on SpaceX’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA.
