• Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch its third Starship test flight as soon as Thursday morning after getting the launch license it needed from the FAA.

  馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 的 SpaceX 在獲得美國聯邦航空管理局 (FAA) 所需的發射許可證後，準備最快於週四上午發射第三次星際飛船試飛。

• The company aims to reach further than the two previous Starship prototype flights that launched in the past year.

  該公司的目標是比去年發射的兩次星艦原型飛行更進一步。

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch its third Starship test flight as soon as Thursday morning after federal regulators signed off on the attempt.

在聯邦監管機構批准該嘗試後，馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 的 SpaceX 正準備在週四上午啟動第三次星際飛船試飛。

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued SpaceX the launch license the company needed to fly its latest Starship prototype.

美國聯邦航空管理局週三向 SpaceX 頒發了其最新星艦原型機所需的發射許可證。

The FAA said SpaceX “met all safety, environmental, policy and financial responsibility requirements.”

美國聯邦航空局表示 SpaceX「滿足所有安全、環境、政策和財務責任要求」。

SpaceX is targeting a launch window between 8 a.m. ET and 9:50 a.m. ET on Thursday. The company plans to livestream the launch, with a webcast beginning 30 minutes before the window opens.

SpaceX 的目標是在周四上午 8 點至上午 9 點 50 分之間發射。該公司計劃對發布會進行現場直播，並在窗口打開前 30 分鐘開始進行網路直播。

The company aims to build on the past year’s Starship prototype flights, the second and most recent of which reached space in November. The test flights have had mixed results, with both rockets flying for a few minutes and achieving some milestones before ultimately being destroyed due to problems.

該公司的目標是在去年的 Starship 原型飛行的基礎上再接再厲，其中第二次也是最近一次於 11 月抵達太空。試飛的結果好壞參半，兩枚火箭都飛行了幾分鐘並實現了一些里程碑，但最終因問題而被摧毀。

SpaceX and the FAA conducted an investigation into the November launch’s problems, resulting in the company making changes to the monster rocket before the third attempt.

SpaceX 和 FAA 對 11 月發射的問題進行了調查，導致該公司在第三次嘗試之前對巨型火箭進行了更改。

Additionally, SpaceX said it aims to demonstrate new capabilities with the third Starship flight, including opening and closing the door of the spacecraft, transferring fuel during the flight in a NASA demonstration and splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

此外，SpaceX 表示，其目標是透過第三次 Starship 飛行展示新功能，包括打開和關閉飛船艙門、在 NASA 演示中在飛行過程中轉移燃料以及在印度洋濺落。