# Starship development and progress \[previous title: Will Musk's starship reach orbit this year?\]

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> [@SpaceX Starship / Super Heavy Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-starship-super-heavy-discussion-thread/841021/146):
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> The FAA grants SpaceX license to launch Starship

Fingers crossed. It’s been a while coming! One has to wonder though: if they get the second stage up there OK, why not do at least one or two LEO orbits as a sort of ‘victory lap’?

Of course we don’t know the details of the planning, and it would complicate things with a re-entry burn, I suppose. I guess any launch is better than no launch…

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