SpaceX is nearing the launch of its Starship Flight 10 after receiving Federal Aviation Administration approval. Preparations include a successful propulsion test and various inspections on the rocket. Scheduled for August 24 at 6:30 pm local time, this 403-foot-tall rocket is designed to address technical challenges faced in recent test flights. After four unsuccessful tests earlier in the year and a prior rocket destruction, this attempt aims to improve Starship's record and progress on recovery and reuse of the rocket's stages.
"SpaceX is continuing with final preparations for the 10th full-scale test flight of the company's enormous Starship rocket after receiving launch approval Friday from the Federal Aviation Administration."
"Engineers completed a final test of Starship's propulsion system with a so-called "spin prime" test Wednesday at the launch site in South Texas."
"SpaceX has announced the launch is scheduled for no earlier than next Sunday, August 24, at 6:30 pm local time in Texas (23:30 UTC)."
"With this flight, SpaceX officials hope to put several technical problems with the Starship program behind them."
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