![]() ![]() Starship 24 rolls out to the pad at Starbase pic.twitter. However, given that Starship 24 was rolled out to the launch pad at Starbase on Friday, it looks like SpaceX is expecting to receive good news. Starship is a fully- reusable, super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer.It is the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built. As a contingency plan, SpaceX started construction of a launch tower in March. SpaceX Starship to reach orbit in 6 months:Musk. LabPadre is a free 24/7 live stream of the SpaceX Starship construction and testing site in Boca Chica, Texas. ![]() If SpaceX receives bad news, Starship’s first orbital test flight will still happen, but instead of taking place in Texas it will launch from Florida at the Kennedy Space Center. If SpaceX does receive good news, Starship’s first orbital test flight could happen as soon as June, a timeline provided by SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell earlier this month. Part of the reason for the delay is due to the more than 18,000 comments on the draft version of the report the agency received, much more than they anticipated. The FAA published the draft PEA all the way back on Septemand was supposed to publish their final report before the end of the year. The PEA will determine whether SpaceX is allowed to launch an orbital test flight of Starship from Boca Chica, Texas. Several delays and many months later than originally planned, SpaceX will finally (and hopefully) be receiving some good news from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week.Īccording to the FAA website, the agency plans to release the “Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site” tomorrow, May 31, 2022.
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