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.

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.

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.

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 …

Dec 23, 2022 · SpaceX's goal for the Starship and Super Heavy program is to test prototypes and eventually launch full-scale Starship/Super Heavy launch vehicles to orbit and beyond.

Upon acceptance of SpaceX’s application for a Vehicle Operator License (VOL), the FAA will evaluate the proposal and determine whether to issue a VOL to SpaceX for Starship-Super Heavy commercial operations at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Purpose: This Order modifies License No. VOL 23Ͳ129 Rev. 2 issued by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, authorizing Space Exploration Technologies, Corp. to conduct the launch of its StarshipͲSuper Heavy vehicle as identified in the license application; and prescribes as conditions to License No ...

Nov 20, 2020 · SpaceX currently holds a license for testing Starship prototypes at the launch site. This involves static fire engine tests and a series of suborbital launches ("hops") from just a few inches to up to 18 miles off the ground.

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.

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.