SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX continues gearing up for the fourth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which could be just around the corner.rocket that will conduct the flight, placing its"Ship" upper stage atop its"Super Heavy" first-stage booster on the orbital launch mount at's Starbase site in South Texas.

The giant rocket's performance has improved on each successive liftoff. The debut, for instance, ended after just four minutes when Starship's two stages failed to separate. Starship doubled that flight time on the second launch and alsoThere are still some logistical hurdles to clear, however: SpaceX applied for a Starship launch license modification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which is overseeing an investigation into what happened on the March 14 mission.

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SpaceX Starship's next launch 'probably 3 to 5 weeks' away, Elon Musk saysMichael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
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