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FAA OK’s SpaceX to launch Starship again

SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 9 of Starship megarocket

"The Aircraft Hazard Area (AHA) for Flight 9 covers approximately 1,600 nautical miles and extends eastward from the Starbase, Texas, launch site through the Straits of Florida, including the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands," FAA officials wrote in today's update.

Reuters on MSN · 21h

FAA allows SpaceX Starship's next flight, expands debris hazard zones

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it approved SpaceX's Starship to return to flight after its explosive test failure in March, allowing Elon Musk's space company to launch from Texas as soon as next week after redrawing hazard zones along the rocket's flight path.

Ars Technica · 1d

FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch

The Federal Aviation Administration gave the green light Thursday for SpaceX to launch the next test flight of its Starship mega-rocket as soon as next week, following two consecutive failures earlier this year.

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Ahead of Starship's arrival, Cape Canaveral to study rocket launch noise, vibrations

A single Starship launch generates the noise equivalent of at least 10 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, a Brigham Young University ...

Florida Environmentalists Sound Alarm on SpaceX Bid to Launch 120 Rockets a Year

Local advocacy groups argue the ambitious launch schedule could increase pollution, harm wildlife, and disrupt fishing.

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Environmental groups concerned about SpaceX's bid to launch 120 Falcons per year at Cape Canaveral

SpaceX officials hope to modify their FAA license to jump from 50 annual Falcon launches to 120 at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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FAA could abort SpaceX's ninth launch test of Starship. Here's why

Elon Musk’s plan to launch the ninth iteration of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy rockets into space next week may be put on hold after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ...

ProPublica7d

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

The worries from the U.K. government, detailed in a letter to a top American diplomat on Wednesday, follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision last week to grant SpaceX’s request ...

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