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Elon Musk wants the FAA to let SpaceX conduct more Starship tests in 2025: What that means

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Elon Musk is pushing for SpaceX to significantly ramp up Starship test launches in 2025 .

The proposal would quintuple the flight tests of the massive SpaceX megarocket from five demonstrations in 2024 to 25 next year .

SpaceX envisions the powerful spacecraft being a fully reusable transportation system that can carry both humans and cargo to Earth 's orbit, the moon and even Mars .

Elon Musk is set to be appointed to lead a new advisory group tasked with downsizing government.

A New York Times investigation found SpaceX operations have caused fires, leaks, explosions or other environmental damage.

Environmental groups sued the FAA over the explosion of SpaceX's Starship rocket on its inaugural test flight.

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