SpaceX is taking the steps necessary to begin test flying the orbital-class version of its Starship spacecraft, with new documents filed by the company (via Teslarati) with the FCC seeking necessary permissions for it to communicate with the prototype while it's in flight. The company filed documents with the U.S. regulatory agency this week in advance of the flight, which lists a max altitude of 74,000 feet, which is a far cry from Earth orbit but still a much greater distance versus the 500 or so feet achieved by the squat Starhopper demonstration and test vehicle that SpaceX has been actively operating in preparation for Starship. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that prep was underway via tweet.