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SpaceX receives FAA license for next Starship megarocket launch on June 6

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SpaceX conducts a fueling test with its Starship vehicle on May 28, 2024.

SpaceX’s next Starship mega-rocket is officially licensed to fly. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday (June 4) issued a launch license to SpaceX for its Starship Flight 4 test mission, which is currently scheduled to take off from the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica no earlier than Thursday, June 6. Beach in South … Read more

Technology for reducing waste from nuclear power plants receives Swiss support

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Switzerland has endorsed a long-sought technology known as “nuclear transmutation” to dramatically reduce the amount of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. Nagra, the Swiss national agency that manages nuclear waste, said it had spent … Read more