SpaceX Might Get FAA Approval for 25 Starship Launches in 2025 5xg56 Technology News

FAA draft s increasing SpaceX Starship launches from Starbase, Texas, to 25 annually by 2025. 1h3n4k

Written by Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 22 November 2024 21:57 IST

SpaceX Might Get FAA Approval for 25 Starship Launches in 2025

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A draft environmental assessment by the FAA suggests allowing SpaceX to increase Starship launches

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FAA draft suggests raising SpaceX Starship launches from 5 to 25 by 2025
Public consultations on the proposal set for January 2024
SpaceX aims to expand Starship's role in Moon and Mars missions

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The Federal Aviation istration (FAA) has issued a draft environmental assessment (EA) proposing an increase in spacecraft's Super Heavy booster and upper-stage vehicle at the same site, utilising the launch tower's "chopstick" catching mechanism.

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As per a Mars. Measuring 400 feet in height and designed for full reusability, the vehicle has been launched six times to date, all from the Starbase facility. During its most recent flight on November 19, 2024, the mission achieved success, though a communications malfunction necessitated the booster to perform a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico instead of returning to the launch tower.

The FAA's draft, while outlining these expanded operational capabilities, remains in a preliminary phase. Public consultations will take place in January, with four in-person meetings in South Texas on January 7 and January 9, alongside a virtual session on January 13. from these discussions will shape the final environmental assessment.

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