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Now that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted SpaceX a license<\/a> (pdf), the third test flight of its Starship Super Heavy vehicle could take place as soon as Thursday morning. SpaceX says that a 110-minute launch window will open at 7AM CT \/ 8AM ET \/ 5AM PT tomorrow, March 14th. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you\u2019re planning on watching to see what happens, we recommend getting up early before the launch just in case it\u2019s either canceled or, as we\u2019ve seen on previous attempts, occurs at the very beginning of the launch window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a post on X<\/a> (which, like SpaceX, is owned by Elon Musk), the FAA said it has \u201cdetermined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy and financial responsibility requirements.\u201d While both of the first two Starship launches took off and achieved some mission goals, both also ended explosively. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The first one caused significant damage<\/a> not only to the launchpad but also<\/a> \u201cleft a 385-acre debris field that flung concrete chunks as far as 2,680 feet from the launchpad and sparked a 3.5-acre fire.\u201d The FAA provided a list of 63 corrective actions<\/a> for SpaceX to take to address issues such as leaking propellant before the second attempt last spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n