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Coverage dated April 13, 2023 to April 16, 2023

Here's What to Know About the Test Flight of SpaceX's Massive Starship

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, and could one day take people to the moon and Mars.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  2. Newest

    Here's What to Know About the Test Flight of SpaceX's Massive Starship

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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38 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Musk’s SpaceX Gets US Approval to Launch Starship Rocket (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX received US government approval to launch its next-generation Starship rocket, a key milestone in the company’s quest to send humans to the moon and eventually Mars.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    SpaceX Targets First Orbital Starship Flight for Monday (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    SpaceX cleared its final hurdle Friday to launch a fully-stacked Starship from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas as early as next week.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    What to know about SpaceX's upcoming test flight of its giant Starship rocket (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky, SpaceX's Starship rocket could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Here’s the rundown on Starship's debut.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    FAA gives OK for SpaceX's Starship test flight from Texas (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the

  5. WOGX Ocala

    FAA clears SpaceX to launch giant rocket from Texas (opens WOGX Ocala)

    Published

    WOGX Ocala's feed description

    The space company said the nearly 400-foot-tall Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket will be the most powerful rocket ever launched.

  6. Digital Journal

    SpaceX’s Starship rocket receives FAA approval for launch (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    SpaceX Cleared by FAA to Launch First Orbital Starship Flight (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    SpaceX aims to launch Starship as soon as Monday from its private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast.

  8. FOX 35 Orlando

    FAA gives OK for SpaceX’s Starship test flight as early as Monday (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.

  9. KHOU Houston

    SpaceX could launch massive Starship from Texas on Monday (opens KHOU Houston)

    Published

    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The FAA gave approval for the launch Friday afternoon. The window for launch opens Monday at 7 a.m.

  10. NBC10 Philadelphia

    FAA Clears SpaceX to Launch First Orbital Starship Flight (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    SpaceX aims to launch Starship as soon as Monday from its private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast.

  11. CBS News

    FAA OKs SpaceX Starship test flight (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.

  12. ABC 7 New York

    SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    SpaceX is eyeing a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars.

  13. Wyoming Public Media

    SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship' (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Here's What to Know About the Test Flight of SpaceX's Massive Starship (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, and could one day take people to the moon and Mars.

  15. Wyoming Public Media

    Watch Live: SpaceX to launch Starship, the world's largest rocket (opens Wyoming Public Media)

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel Starship could one day shuttle humans to the moon and Mars, and prove critical to launching Starlink satellites. But getting the rocket to fly is no easy feat.

  16. FOX 35 Orlando

    Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch 1st test flight of Starship: What to know (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Starship is the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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