SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said that the Starship spacecraft could be ready for a second orbital launch within a few weeks.. But more time may be needed as the company still needs to obtain the necessary permits, according to Space.. com.

A new launch attempt will take place in six to eight weeks, the businessman says.. Its goal remains unchanged - a 50-meter ship must take off, make a revolution around the Earth and splash down near Hawaii.

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At the same time, technical preparation for the launch is only part of the task.. SpaceX still needs to get permission for it from the US Federal Aviation Administration.

The previous attempt to launch the ship ended in failure, although the company itself announced the success of the mission, since the device nevertheless took off and was able to rise to a height of 39 kilometers.

“Basically, the result was about what I expected, and perhaps slightly exceeded my expectations,” Musk said..

The ship could not separate from the first stage of the launch vehicle, so the mission team ordered about self-destruction. After the explosion, the fragments of the device fell on the SpaceX launch site and on the territory of the Boca Chica National Park.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating potential environmental damage caused by the Starship explosion..