SpaceX Preps Starship for 5th Test Amid FAA Scrutiny and Design Tweaks
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SpaceX has advanced preparations for Starship Flight 5 with the rollout and static fire test of Booster 12 at the Orbital Launch Site. Concurrently, stacking for a second launch tower at Pad B is underway, and new equipment has been delivered to the Starfactory. SpaceX aims to increase its Starship flight cadence to 25 flights and landings per year, pending FAA approval.
- Booster 12 static fires at Pad A and Pad B tower stacking underway NASASpaceflight.com
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- SpaceX faces turbulence from FAA over 5th Starship flight mySA
- Elon Musk Says SpaceX Making 'Important' Design Changes To Starship Ahead Of Its Fifth Test Flight Benzinga
- New Flight Plan, Environmental Concern Could Slow SpaceX Flight Government Technology
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