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An early Super Heavy-Starship failure could disrupt SpaceX astronaut fights to space station.

The first segment of what will be the Starship launch tower is now visible at the bottom of a massive crane next to the Kennedy Space Center’s 39A launch pad.

The first orbital test flight of the giant Starship vehicle could happen soon, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said.

SpaceX will have a Starship prototype rocket "ready to fly" by July, Elon Musk says, for a crucial milestone that is pending a regulatory license.

In a Monday report by Reuters, NASA noted that SpaceX’s Starship uses a new kind of fuel, which the agency said could cause the spacecraft to explode.

SpaceX-Starship This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX's giant Starship rocket standing at its Texas launch pad. Elon Musk's company is looking to attempt the first orbital test flight of the nearly 400-foot-tall Starship sometime this year. (SpaceX via AP) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX cleared a key hurdle Monday for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas. The agency saw no significant environmental concerns, but is requiring more than 75 actions to reduce impacts to the region. After the latest news, SpaceX tweeted: "One step closer to the first orbital flight test of Starship."

SpaceX has cleared a key hurdle for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas.

SpaceX can continue developing and testing its huge Starship vehicle in South Texas, provided the company takes pains to mitigate its impact on the area, a long-awaited environmental review has found.

SpaceX must take 75 actions to make its launch site environmentally friendly.

The decision means SpaceX can next request a license from the regulator to conduct further Starship flight tests and begin operational launches from its private facility.

Investors eagerly awaiting the initial public offering of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet business will have to cool their heels for a while.

Elon Musk last week told SpaceX employees the company isn't likely to take its Starlink satellite internet business public until 2025 or later, CNBC has learned.

SpaceX's Starship vehicle will operate like a gigantic flying Pez dispenser on some missions, if all goes according to plan.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has delayed the completion of its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program by another two weeks, to June 13.

The Sierra Club and others have filed lawsuit against Texas officials over Boca Chica closures during SpaceX Starship activities.

Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet's surface before the end of the 2020s, according to SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell.

We'll have to wait at least another month to see the results of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program.

SpaceX needs a license from the FAA to conduct further Starship flight tests and begin operational launches from its private facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn SpaceX's application to expand in Texas after the company failed to provide environmental information it requested.

The U.S Federal Aviation Administration has delayed an environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program by at least another month, to April 29 at the earliest.

NASA will provide an update on its Artemis moon lander plan and you'll be able to listen to it live online.

SpaceX's huge Starship rocket could go orbital for the first time just two months from now, if all goes according to plan.

New images show Starship getting ready for an orbital test flight, which SpaceX hopes to launch a few months from now.

Elon Musk on Monday gave an update on the timeline for SpaceX's first orbital launch of the company's next-generation Starship rocket.

Starship, self-landing rockets and a Tesla-driving mannequin are part of the package.

Reusing rockets and dreaming big are some of the things that have made SpaceX stand out.

SpaceX is counting on Starship rockets to carry more than 100 metric tons of cargo and crew per launch and help build out the company's prized Starlink unit.

Elon Musk says SpaceX is focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals were jammed amid Russia's Ukraine invasion.

SpaceX's rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas has become a tourist attraction and Elon Musk appears to be leaning into the public interest.

The giant rocket aims to achieve orbit later in 2022.

The first orbital launch of SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket has been pushed back by at least another month.

The billionaire commander of the first "all-civilian" space mission has now filed a new flight plan, underwriting a series of three SpaceX launches to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities.

The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

The billionaire entrepreneur who flew SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to orbit last year has commissioned the company for three more missions, including the first crewed flight of Starship.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — In SpaceX’s first major update on its Starship spacecraft in nearly two years, Elon Musk remains confident the spacecraft will get to orbit later this year. READ: SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe MarchStarship will eventually be lifting off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Musk took center stage Thursday night from his company’s Boca Chica, Texas, Starbase for an update on the development of its reusable Starship. Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft will launch from Kennedy Space Center“We are building a launch site, a Starship launch tower at 39A at Cape Kennedy,” Musk said. “So, I guess our worst-case scenario is that we’d be delayed for six to eight months to build up the Cape launch tower, and launch from there,” Musk said.

A stunning SpaceX animation released Thursday (Feb. 10) shows the Starship system on a future voyage to Mars.

The SpaceX CEO is pushing to speed his Starship off the Earth, but encountering some friction along the way.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday gave his pitch for why the company's Starship rocket represents the "holy grail" of space travel.

SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship could come soon. NASA plans to use the fully reusable Starship to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025.

SpaceX Starship SpaceX's Elon Musk provides an update on Starship, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, near Brownsville, Texas. Musk said that the first orbital flight of Starship--the world's most powerful rocket ever built--could come in another month or two. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP) (Miguel Roberts)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world's most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. Musk provided his first major Starship update in more than two years while standing alongside the 390-foot (119-meter) rocket at SpaceX's Texas spaceport. Musk estimates a Starship launch could wind up costing less than $10 million — maybe even just a few million dollars with a high flight rate, which would bring down prices.

SpaceX's Elon Musk says the first orbital flight of his towering Starship could come in another month or two.

Starship prototypes have taken just a handful of low-altitude hops off Earth's surface to date, but the vehicle is on target to earn its orbital wings soon.

SpaceX's Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world's most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. Musk provided his first major Starship update in more than two years while standing alongside the 390-foot (119-meter) rocket at SpaceX's Texas spaceport. Musk, meanwhile, hopes to use a fleet of Starships to create a city on Mars, hauling equipment and people there. Musk said he expects the go-ahead in March and that the rocket should be ready to fly by then as well. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is giving an update on the next-generation rocket Starship, which has moved from the drawing board into a series of towering prototypes

SpaceX's Starship was placed atop its Super Heavy booster on Thursday in anticipation that Musk will outline when it will be ready for launch.

Elon Musk will give a big Starship update — his first since the fall of 2019 — on Thursday (Feb. 10) at 9 p.m. EST (0200 GMT on Feb. 11).

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just gave us a great look at the "launch and catch tower" for the company's massive Starship Mars rocket.

Every year seems to be historic for the space industry, but the last few have been exceptionally so.

While 2021 was an eventful year with the first space tourist-focused missions, NASA's newest Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter landing on Mars, the long-awaited launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and numerous other science missions, there's even more to look forward to in 2022.

The Starship SN20 vehicle performed a "static fire" test today (Dec. 29) at the company's South Texas site, briefly igniting its Raptor engines while remaining anchored to the ground.

You can score a Boba Fett's Starship in Lego form for $10 off at Walmart right now.

The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon.

Early Friday, company founder Elon Musk tweeted that construction for the company’s Starship orbital launch pad is underway at cape Canaveral. Construction of Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 3, 2021Musk called Launch Complex 39-A “hallowed ground” and said no place was more deserving of a starship launchpad. PHOTOS: ULA rolls out Atlas V rocket ahead of launch set for this weekendExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 14 ULA rocket The United Launch Alliance rolled out its Atlas V rocket on Friday ahead of a launch set for this weekend. (United Launch Alliance/United Launch Alliance)“We’re excited to be a part of (a) broader effort,” said Dale Ketcham with Space Florida. “This is Elon Musk and SpaceX at their best.

Musk says the construction is taking place near Launch Pad 39-A.

SpaceX has begun building a launchpad for its Starship rockets in Florida, CEO Elon Musk announced on Friday.

SpaceX teams at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station opted to delay the company's next launch by about a day, setting the stage for a Thursday evening liftoff with dozens of Starlink satellites

Elon Musk thinks that problems with SpaceX's Raptor engine production pose potentially dire consequences for the company, according to media reports.

Could SpaceX be on the verge of bankruptcy?

Elon Musk said he is upset with the lack of progress on the Raptor engines that power the Starship rocket in a company-wide email obtained by CNBC.

SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January.

A federal judge has denied Blue Origin's protest of a multibillion-dollar NASA moon lander contract awarded to SpaceX earlier this year, the agency confirmed Thursday.

A week after Blue Origin filed a lawsuit against NASA over its decision to award SpaceX a nearly $3 billion moon contract the space agency says it is voluntarily pausing work on the human lunar landing system until the legal matter is resolved.

Blue Origin is escalating its fight over NASA’s decision to award SpaceX a multibillion-dollar lunar contract.

Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander.

SpaceX has finally launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship.

SpaceX sent its gleaming Starship spaceship on a high-flying test above Texas Wednesday evening and unlike the previous flights this one remained in one piece after landing, a big milestone for the private company hoping to send people to the moon for NASA.

NASA has selected SpaceX’s Starship spaceship to be the first company to put astronauts back on the moon under the Artemis program.

NASA has chosen SpaceX to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of color on the moon.

SpaceX launched another Starship spaceship prototype Tuesday morning into a foggy, dark Texas sky but like three other test vehicles, it did not survive the landing. AdJust after 9 a.m. EDT, SpaceX conducted its fourth high-altitude test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, using a new Starship spaceship test vehicle. Musk and his teams are building more test vehicles in Texas and will no doubt try again soon. In December, SpaceX conducted its first high-altitude test flight of the Starship prototype called Serial No. The Starship prototype launched and successfully landed but then exploded a few minutes later.

With the number of weeks left before the Legislature’s scheduled adjournment in the final week of April, lawmakers also are beginning to tackle the state budget with more urgency. But proposals like the anti-riot bill are consuming much of the air in the Florida statehouse this session. The measure could spawn an interesting dynamic in the state Senate, where it has yet to get a hearing. The House passed the measure Friday, with the Republican majority arguing that the measure was needed to preserve law and order. Another House committee is taking up a proposal that would abolish the state’s Constitution Revision Commission.

Police officers surround a 12-year-old boy after they said he was abducted, sexually assaulted and shot. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are searching for the person they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy before shooting him, reports News 6 sister station WPLG. Police said the boy was walking on the street around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. Saturday in the Brownsville neighborhood of Northwest Miami-Dade County. That’s when a man pulled up, forced the boy into a vehicle, sexually assaulted him, shot him and then forced him out of the vehicle, police said. That’s the general area where the boy was sexually assaulted and shot, police said.

Nancy Ramirez of Palm Bay, FL gets her COVID-19 vaccination from Kathy Chaine of Hamilton Staffing Solutions Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Church of Our Savior in Palm Bay. News 6 partner Florida Today reports a community-organized event through the Brevard Hispanic Center, the Brevard Caribbean American Cultural Association and the Episcopal Church brought out hundreds Saturday for vaccines by going into the community and helping them secure appointments. Sign-ups were conducted at Bravo and Thrifty supermarkets in Palm Bay leading up to Saturday. Although the event was open to everyone in the community, it was designed with a focus on helping those in the Hispanic and Caribbean communities who may have not yet been able to get a vaccine, Molinares said. AdPalm Bay Mayor Rob Medina was among those who stopped by the event Saturday to show his support.

Animal Control responded after the fifth incident where the brown-and-white pup stole the unicorn from the Duplin County store, according to CNN. The responding Animal Control officer decided to purchase the toy for the 1-year-old shoplifter before taking him to Duplin County Animal Services on March 21. Sisu and his purple Unicorn at Duplin County Animal Services in North Carolina. Before leaving the shelter in Kenansville, North Carolina Sisu got a photo-shoot with his unicorn pal. Box 950 Kenansville, North Carolina 28349.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 63-year-old Ocala man was killed Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at Southwest 80th Avenue and Southwest 90th Street around 7:50 p.m., the crash report shows. When the 63-year-old attempted to turn left onto 90th Street the right side of his car collided with the front of the other sedan, according to the crash report. AdThe sedan driven by the 63-year-old collided with a concrete utility pole, troopers said. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts, according to troopers.

WASHINGTON – The recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder have renewed calls for Congress to act on gun control. U.S. Representative Val Demings joined anchor News 6 Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com” to discuss legislation she believes will reduce gun violence in America and whether President Joe Biden should take action. Watch the full interview on “The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com” with Justin Warmoth in the video player at the top of this story. Watch “The Weekly” on Sundays at 7:30 a.m. on News 6. Click or tap here to see other interviews and discussions.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 70-year-old Kissimmee man was hit and killed by a car while crossing U.S. 192 in Osceola County around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said a 31-year-old Naples man was heading westbound U.S. 192 in the center lane in the area of Simpson Road. Investigators said the 70-year-old man was attempting to cross U.S. 192. [TRENDING: Video shows SpaceX Starship exploding after landing | All Fla. teachers can get vaccine at CVS | Man gets 20 years for cutting off wife’s lover’s penis]AdTroopers said the Naples man was unable to avoid the pedestrian and hit him. The Kissimmee man was pronounced dead at the scene.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Central Floridians saw a great couple of March weather days this week. Wednesday had a high of 75 degrees, Thursday afternoon Central Florida hit 74 degrees. Central Florida will end the day with high of 78 degrees and lots of sunshine. During the day Saturday, Central Floridians will watch the showers overrun Central Florida. The early arrival of the rain will make for a daytime high of only 64 degrees on Saturday afternoon.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday morning in Orlando, prompting police to close Orange Avenue. The fatal wreck happened near Orange and Pineloch avenues, south of Michigan Street. Investigators say Holmes was crossing South Orange Avenue from west to east when a vehicle, traveling southbound struck the pedestrian and left the scene. Southbound Orange Avenue was closed at Michigan Street, and Orange Avenue was closed in both directions at Pineloch and Southgate Commerce Boulevard. Orange Avenue was reopened around 10:30 a.m., police said.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Downed power lines forced authorities to close two major toll roads Thursday in Orange County, but they were later reopened. State Road 408 was shut down in both directions from Dean to Goldenrod roads. State Road 417 was closed in both directions from Curry Ford Road to Colonial Drive. ALERT: Due to several downed power lines, the 408 (East/West Expwy) is shut down in both directions between Dean & Goldenrod roads, and the 417 is shut down in both directions between Curry Ford Rd and Colonial Dr. pic.twitter.com/N7XWpKcAjV — Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) March 4, 2021**TRAFFIC ALERT **NB SR-417 x SR-408- NB CLOSED- waiting on @FHPOrlando for further details- Traffic exiting at Curry Ford pic.twitter.com/IEyWsmxiDq — Trooper Steve (@TrooperSteve_) March 4, 2021Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com 4pm Trending newsletter, sent every weekday.

Elon Musk’s company is churning out Starship test vehicles in Boca Chica, Texas at the company’s facility and most recently began testing the launch and landing capabilities in daring flights. After two previous high-altitude flights of Starship prototypes ended in fiery explosions, it was Serial No. Musk tweeted in celebration of the landing but added, “RIP SN10, honorable discharge.”Starship SN10 landed in one piece! One day, the true measure of success will be that Starship flights are commonplace,” the CEO wrote. AdThese high-altitude flights and now landings are part of the plan to test SpaceX’s interplanetary transportation system.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites Thursday morning from the Kennedy Space Center. The launch marked the 20th Starlink mission for SpaceX, which now as more than 1,200 satellites in the Starlink project. SpaceX officials said Starlink will deliver high-speed internet to locations where access is not reliable. AdMeanwhile, SpaceX’s third test flight of its Starship rocket in Texas was a success until the spacecraft exploded after landing. Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com space newsletter, sent every Wednesday afternoon.

In this image from video made available by SpaceX, one of the company's Starship prototypes fires its thrusters as it lands during a test in Boca Chica, Texas, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Two previous test flights crash-landed in fireballs. The shiny bullet-shaped rocketship remained intact this time at touchdown, prompting SpaceX commentator John Insprucker to declare, “third time’s a charm as the saying goes” before SpaceX ended its webcast of the test. One day, the true measure of success will be that Starship flights are commonplace.”Musk plans to use Starships to send people to the moon and Mars. Each of these last three test flights lasted 6 1/2 minutes.

SpaceX Starship prototype SN9 performs an aerial flip after Raptor engine shutdown over Boca Chica, Texas on Feb. 2, 2021. The first half of the test flight went well but the spacecraft prototype exploded upon landing. (Image: SpaceX)Following a mostly successful test flight of SpaceX’s Starship over Texas Tuesday the spaceship prototype came back down for a crash landing, similar to another test the company completed last month. Previously, SpaceX performed a Starship flight or hop test on Dec. 9 with a prototype called SN8. The goal was to reach around 50,000 feet, the highest yet for any Starship test flight.

In this screen grab from video posted by SpaceX, the company's Starship launches for a test flight, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in a remote area of Texas. (SpaceX via AP)Following a mostly successful test flight of SpaceX’s Starship, the company plans to continue ramping up testing of its interplanetary spaceship into the new year. SpaceX performed its most recent Starship flight or hop test on Dec. 9 with a prototype called SN8. The goal was to reach around 50,000 feet, the highest yet for any Starship test flight. !”Ahead of the test flight, Musk said there was “probably 1/3 chance of completing all mission objectives.”Another prototype, SN9, is next up for a test flight.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Victor “Gotti” Cherry told News 6 he used to mentor Antwan Roberts Jr. and his friends. [RELATED: UPDATE: Police release name of teen shot and killed in Orlando]Cherry said when he heard what happened he immediately reached out to Roberts’ friends. He said in the interactions he had with Roberts, he could tell Roberts loved his friends. On Wednesday, balloons, stuffed animals, and candles line the sidewalk at the intersection where family and friends said Roberts was shot. Cherry said Roberts’ friends tell him they are hurting with the loss of their friend.

The goal was to reach around 50,000 feet, the highest yet for any Starship test flight. SpaceX's Starship SN8 explodes while landing after a high-altitude test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2020. After the test, Musk celebrated, tweeting “Mars, here we come! This year, SpaceX completed two low-altitude flight tests with two other Starship prototypes at its site in Boca Chica, Texas. Re-watch the SpaceX test flight below:Want more space?

ORLANDO, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic has caused almost every business and organization to pivot the way they operate, this includes shopping malls. Officials with the Oviedo Jall in Seminole County are trying to keep business booming with different events. “When you shop here at Oviedo mall, you’re shopping local and you’re supporting local.”The Mall at Millenia and Orlando International Premium Outlets have been offering online shopping and curbside pickup for shoppers who prefer to maintain a distance. “Something we’ve observed throughout the pandemic is people care about celebrations, especially because of what’s going on,” Cullen said. “We know the holidays, regardless of what’s going on in people’s lives, has an emotional meaning that is carried out in how they’re spending.”

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday. SpaceX came close to launching a prototype of the rocketship that company chief Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars. SpaceX already has conducted five Starship test flights, but these earlier, simpler models have gone no higher than 490 feet (150 meters.) SpaceX has taken over Boca Chica in the far southeastern corner of Texas, near the Mexican border, to build and test its Starships. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

With 1 second left in the countdown, SpaceX scrubbed the test flight of its latest Starship prototype spaceship from the company’s South Texas location. Around noon, SpaceX said teams were still making final preparations for the test and liftoff time was to be determined. The private space company hopes Starship can take people to distant destinations, such as the moon and Mars. The vehicle will launch up to 50,000 feet, then perform a landing flip maneuver and finally come back down to land on the spaceship prototype’s legs. This year, SpaceX completed two low-altitude flight tests with two other Starship prototypes at its site in Boca Chica, Texas.