FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket

SpaceX's first fully integrated Starship vehicle rises into the South Texas sky on April 20, 2023.

SpaceX's giant Starship rocket just cleared a major hurdle on the road to its second-ever liftoff.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today (Oct. 31) that it has wrapped up its Starship safety review, which assesses the risks that a launch might pose to public health and property.