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SpaceX, on Friday, continued to prepare for the fifth test flight of its Starship launch vehicle despite rising tensions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the federal agency responsible for greenlighting launches. What Happened: SpaceX said on Friday that the fifth flight’s launch vehicle has been moved to the launching pad at its Starbase spaceport. SpaceX is yet to receive the green light from the FAA for its next flight. The company said earlier this month that Starship has been ready for its fifth flight test since the first week of August but has been put off owing to “frivo…

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