The federal approval, which SpaceX had been waiting to get for several years, means the company is set to launch the rocket as soon as Monday.
SpaceX received a much-awaited green light from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday for the launch of Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket to ever take off from Earth, Ars Technica reports.
The approval, which SpaceX had been waiting to get for several years, means the company is set to launch the rocket as soon as Monday. In its thumbs up, the FAA said: “After a comprehensive license evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements.