SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
Jan 7, 2025 · SpaceX applied to the FAA to modify its existing vehicle operator license for the operation of the Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicle from its existing Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas.
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 …
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
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.
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.
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.
Jun 13, 2022 · The FAA’s Federal Action is to issue an experimental permit(s) and/or a vehicle operator license to SpaceX that would allow SpaceX to take its Proposed Action, the launching of Starship/Super Heavy from the Boca Chica Launch Site.
Environmental Review - Federal Aviation Administration
Dec 21, 2020 · To conduct its newly proposed operations of Starship/Super Heavy at the Boca Chica Launch Site, SpaceX must obtain an experimental permit or launch license from the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation.