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Two hours after takeoff, the plane landed in Kolkata for a final refueling before its trans-Pacific flight.

This week the FAA slowed takeoffs at several airports in response to growing shortages, including at air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Crews have refused aircraft, abandoned takeoffs or diverted because fumes had filled their cabins.

SpaceX must first demonstrate it can refuel the lander in Earth orbit in a complicated procedure after takeoff so it can carry out its lunar mission.

A launch of its Lanyue lander, equipped to carry two taikonauts to the lunar surface, “validated” its landing and takeoff system, state media reported.