THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of 2nd test flight.

The work represents a major milestone ahead of an impending test flight, which SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk says can happen whenever the required regulatory boxes get checked.

“Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] license approval,” Musk wrote Tuesday in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) that included a 40-second video capturing highlights of the stacking process.

I hope I’m wrong, but I’m expecting more foot-dragging by the FAA to punish Musk for freeing Twitter.