FAA Delays Environmental Review of SpaceX's Starship Launches From Texas for a Fourth Time --
SpaceX has completed multiple high-altitude flight tests with Starship prototypes, but its next major step is to reach space. While that milestone was expected to be reached last year, development progress has been delayed. The orbital flight test is also pending regulatory approval., outlining the path forward and obstacles for the rocket's testing.
At the time, Musk said that SpaceX had a"rough indication that there may ben approval in March." But, in lockstep with the FAA's delays, Musk since said he hoped SpaceX would be able to launch the first Starship orbital flight in May – which, following Friday's FAA update, is now pushed to no earlier than June.
One consideration for Musk and SpaceX is what the company would do with its Starship development program if the FAA decides a more in-depth assessment is required. In that scenario, which would likely mean a launch hiatus from Starbase for additional years, Musk has said that moving Starship operations to Florida's Cape Canaveral would be the most likely alternative. Already,
SpaceX has begun building a launchpad for Starship on the grounds of Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center"Worst-case scenario is that we would ... be delayed for six to eight months to build up the Cape launch tower and launch [Starship] from there," Musk said in February. The regulator's continuing review represents another item on Musk's diverse plate of projects, with the billionaire
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