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 …
FAA Invites Public to Comment on Draft Environmental Review of …
Sep 17, 2021 · WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today invited the public to provide its input on the draft environmental review for the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas.
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 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:
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.
Licensing and Permitting Process - Federal Aviation Administration
Nov 12, 2020 · SpaceX could apply for and obtain the following type of license or experimental permit for Starship/Super Heavy launches at the Boca Chica Launch Site: Vehicle operator license – authorizes a licensee to conduct one or more launches or reentries using the same vehicle or family of vehicles.