200 people were evacuated sa88following Saturdays eruption to temporary shelters.

A successful flight test would mark a major milestone for both SpaceX and for NASA.the Federal Aviation Admisa88nistration granted SpaceX the required launch license earlier in the day.

SpaceX The (launch) license applies to all phases of the proposed operation.The goal of the flight is to send the Starship on a looping trajectory around the planet before re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii.The Starships six Raptors will ignite while the upper stage is still attached to the booster.sa88

clearing the way for liftoff nearly seven months after the rocket suffered multiple failures and blew itself up during its maiden flight in April.The vented section at the top of the Super Heavy will allow exhaust from the Starships engines to be deflected overboard during ignition while its still attached to the lower stage.

After consultation with the U.

The Starship upper stage being maneuvered into place atop its Super Heavy booster Wednesday afternoon.KETIAN ZHANG: Ill try to be brief.

is Xi Jinpings approach to domestic politics and the greater grip on power that he is exhibiting and the reversal of economic reforms.youve seen a China that is much more willing to act coercively.

I think mainly whats happening is a kind of a rolling wake up to the realities of the China challenge.imagine China as the sun around which all other planets.