SpaceX's Starship megarocket could finally be flying on its first flight test of the year as soon as Thursday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license for the next Starship flight test on Dec.

Elon Musk’s spaceflight company is continuing its work on the vehicle that could one day take people to the moon and eventually Mars.

SpaceX readies its seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever designed. The trial will test upgrades to the spacecraft and deploy mock satellites.