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SpaceX has cleared the last regulatory hurdle standing between Starship and its first trip to orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the launch license for Starship Flight 14 late Saturday, keeping the mission on track for liftoff Monday, September 28, from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas.
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3I/ATLAS Has An Extreme Taste For Heavy Water

Space Rocks Carry Hundreds of Thousands of Complex Organic Molecules—and We Just Photographed Them

Smashed Icy Moons Cool Too Rapidly to Retain Oceans

Scientists Release Details About Moon's New Massive Crater

Solar Orbiter Catches the Sun’s Missing High-Speed Vibrations

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Catching 2026 Jovian Moon Mutual Eclipse Season

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