SpaceX Receives FCC Clearance For Starship Flight 5 Comms & Tests Tower Catch Arms

Written By: Ramish Zafar

SpaceX has received the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval to communicate with its Starship rocket during the upcoming flight 5 from Texas. The FCC approved SpaceX’s application over the weekend to communicate with the Super Heavy booster, and by the looks of it, SpaceX has expanded its communications capabilities with the Starship booster ahead of the test flight that will see it attempt a booster catch with the launch tower arms for the first time.

SpaceX has not received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) license approval for the Starship test flight. As it waits for the FAA, the firm is busy testing the launch tower arms in Texas as part of key pre flight preparations.