President-elect Trump watched the launch from Texas. It took place before sunset on Tuesday.
SpaceX has gotten one step closer to increasing the annual launches from its Texas base by five times, as the Federal Aviation Administration advances a revised environmental assessment.
Under a previous environmental assessment by the FAA, SpaceX can conduct up to five launches of Starship/Super Heavy a year from Boca Chica, Texas.
According to a draft of a new FAA assessment released on Nov. 20, regulators are evaluating the potential impacts of up to 25 annual launches, as well as up to 25 landings of the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stages, from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica each year, SpaceNews.com reported.
The new assessment kicks off a public comment period that extends until Jan. 17, 2025. The FAA will host four in-person public meetings in Texas in early January,…
