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Not much different from the prior flights.

Flight 4 was licensed on June 4th, was originally scheduled to launch on June 5th, and actually launched on the 6th.

Flight 3 received its license on March 13th and launched on March 14th.

Flight 2 received its license on November 15th 2023, and launched on November 18th.

Flight 1 received its license on April 14th; it launched on April 20th.

The main difference here is that up until just a few days ago, the FAA was saying that they didn't plan to issue a license until late November.

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-flight-five-late-novem...

> up until just a few days ago, the FAA was saying that they didn't plan to issue a license until late November

This might be a case where the FAA's PR department should link to a press release instead of repeatig it contemporaneously.

There was a letter circulating around on X recently, showing that the FAA asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to do their thing faster. Assuming that was real, things got moving after the pressure from Congress.

Should also be noted that Flight 1 was originally attempted to launch on April 17th.

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