WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an updated license for the next flight of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle, clearing the way for a launch likely in the first half of January. The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation announced Dec. 17 that it issued a license modification for the suborbital Flight 7 mission. That flight will be similar to recent ones, with Starship/Super Heavy lifting off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility at Boca Chica, Texas. The Super Heavy booster will attempt a return to Starbase while Starship will fly on…