Confirmed: the huge 122-meter Starship rocket will launch on November 17

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Approval will be received by Friday

Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX will receive approval to launch the Starship rocket by the scheduled date of November 17.

I have just been informed that approval to launch is due in time for launch on Friday.

The space company SpaceX previously announced the exact date of the second Starship launch. But then it was reported that the company was still awaiting final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Starship rocket
Starship rocket

Confirmed: the huge 122-meter Starship rocket will launch on November 17

On its first launch, the rocket rose high and flew for more than three minutes, but lost several engines, caused serious damage to the launch pad and entered a dive, after which it was remotely  destroyed .

After the launch, a crater appeared in the ground, concrete pieces scattered across the area, and the environment was damaged, some species of wildlife of which are in danger of extinction. The launch also caused a fire of approximately 16,000 m2 within  the state park.

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