SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
Jan 7, 2025 · The FAA’s Federal Action is to modify SpaceX’s vehicle operator license that would allow SpaceX to land its Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean. The Proposed Action includes expanding the Starship section stage landing area into the Indian Ocean to accommodate new trajectories proposed by SpaceX.
SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Project at Kennedy Space Center …
Jun 21, 2024 · The FAA published the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a commercial launch vehicle operator license to SpaceX for the Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle at LC-39A at KSC, Florida on May 10, 2024, on the Federal Register.
FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation
Sep 8, 2023 · The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. The final report cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence.
FAA Requires SpaceX to Take Over 75 Actions to Mitigate …
Jun 13, 2022 · WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require SpaceX to take more than 75 actions to mitigate environmental impacts from its proposed plan to launch the Starship/Super …
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the FAA's Environmental …
Dec 23, 2022 · Are SpaceX's current (2020/2021) flight tests of Starship prototypes outside the scope of the FAA's 2014 Environmental Impact Statement? The FAA's 2014 Environmental Impact Statement analyzed the potential environmental impacts of launches of Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and other reusable suborbital launch vehicles from the Boca Chica Launch Site.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a Vehicle Operator License to SpaceX for the Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
Starship/Super Heavy - Federal Aviation Administration
Dec 21, 2020 · SpaceX proposes to conduct Starship/Super Heavy launch operations from the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas. The proposed operations would include suborbital launches and/or orbital launches.
Mar 13, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is evaluating SpaceX’s proposal to land its Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX’s Vehicle Operator License No. VOL 23 r129 and modifications allows SpaceX to land the Starship vehicle at the Vertical Launch Area (VLA), on a floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico or
SpaceX must provide FAA with the location and fate of the expended vehicle stages within 30 days of each launch using an approved plan that is submitted to the FAA at least 7 days prior to launch.
SpaceX is currently authorized under FAA license LRLO 20‐119 to conduct flights using the Starship prototype vehicle from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Launch Site. See: