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SpaceX Receives Experimental License for Vertical Takeoff, Landing Vehicle Tests

SpaceX received FCC Office of Engineering and Technology OK for experimental license to operate an R&D vertical takeoff/vertical landing vehicle in Texas. SpaceX said in its application it will maintain a bidirectional RF link on the vehicle and run two…

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batches of flight tests: flights below 500 meters in altitude lasting about 100 seconds, and flights as high as 5 kilometers and lasting as long as six minutes. The company said it also was seeking an experimental permit from the FAA for the test flights.