SpaceX and its CEO, Elon Musk are only waiting for the launch license that will allow the Starship and the Super Heavy Booster rocket to fly toward orbit and back, as it is ready for anything that lies ahead. The company's engineers have recently deemed the Starship fit for launch, with the spacecraft passing its "flight readiness review" from its internal evaluations.

Starship's debut test flight is something that SpaceX fans and the company is looking forward to since its creation, and now that it is finally close to achieving it, only the launch license is holding them back.

SpaceX Starship Awaits its Launch License for Its Debut Flight

Over the weekend, SpaceX's chief Elon Musk shared via a tweet that the Starship is only awaiting its regulatory approval, a.k.a. the launch license, for its awaited spaceflight. The tech CEO also regarded that the Starship is already geared up for its launch, with the approval the only thing that is holding the company back.

The company's engineers have deemed it ready for the supposed launch it will do, and according to Ars Technica, it already passed the final reviews it needed.

SpaceX and Musk are targeting a Monday, April 17 launch as early as 7 AM Central Time (Texas local time) for the upcoming debut of the rocket. Also, it would be one for the books, as it will feature full power from the company in this first orbital flight.

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Starship is Ready to Launch, Already Passed Reviews

SpaceX is strapping Starship to the Super Heavy Booster rocket that would deliver massive power during its supposed launch, showcasing the full capabilities of the rocket on its first outing.

All the preparations on SpaceX's end are already done and are currently working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration to provide them with everything they need, crucial to Starship's regulatory approval.

SpaceX Starship Program and its Preparation

With millions, even billions, of dollars poured into the development of the Starship, SpaceX has fought tooth and nail to test and fly the rocket, which still awaits as delays were seen by the company. The supposed February test launch was moved to March, but that later rescheduled date also failed to see the rocket soar to the skies.

Now, the news claims that it would be done this April for its first orbital test flight.

For the past months, Starship has revisited yet again its wet dress rehearsal and static fire tests, a crucial part in testing the rocket without necessarily launching it to the skies. And while not all of Starship's 33 Raptor engines fired with only 31 of them enduring the entire test, it was said to be enough to bring the rocket to orbit.

Elon Musk and SpaceX still await the official debut of the Starship to the world, with the launch license being the final piece of the puzzle that is needed for this to come through. The Starship is best known for being humanity's next vessel to bring it to new planets, and one of its targets is Mars, soon to be a commercial destination for all.

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