SpaceX's Starship was approved to return to flight by the Federal Aviation Administration, a move that tees up the rocket for its ninth test flight. During the upcoming launch out of South Texas, Elon Musk's company will try out a process it has never done before,

The Federal Aviation Administration has given final approval to SpaceX for the next Starship launch, now scheduled for no earlier than next week.

SpaceX has received approval to launch the world's most powerful rocket 25 times a year from South Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration, which issues commercial launch licenses, announced Thursday that SpaceX can increase its Starship launches.