SpaceX’s desire to land its Super Heavy booster at the launch tower requires new authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Federal approval for the fifth flight of SpaceX’s Starship may take longer than Elon Musk predicts if the company aims to land the craft’s Super Heavy booster on its launch pad. Further complicating SpaceX’s timeline are renewed concerns and legal issues about the massive rocket’s impacts on the environment around its Boca Chica Beach facilities.
Scrambling to keep up: Rapid growth of space industry, especially in South Texas, stresses regulators “If SpaceX decides to change the mission profile or make other changes that affect the safety analyses, it will need to request a license modification,” an FAA spokesman said Tuesday via email.
SpaceX says its South Texas operation having multibillion-dollar impact Since then, the company has said it plans to land the next Super Heavy at its launch tower that Musk has nicknamed “Mechazilla.” The tower has two arms near its top that are meant to grab the booster from the sky as it descends toward the pad. Known as the “chopsticks,” the giant arms are designed to gently lower Super Heavy onto its base.
SpaceX’s Starship launch damaged shorebird nests, environmental survey finds The Fish and Wildlife Service has not said how long its investigation will take, and the FAA has not commented on whether it will affect licensing for the upcoming launch. The company is embroiled in multiple lawsuits regarding beach closures and the federal review processes that allowed frequent launches of the world’s most powerful rocket from a wildlife preserve.
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