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Offline Elderberry

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Space.com by Mike Wall 5/31/2022

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delayed the completion of its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program by another two weeks, to June 13.

That review, known as a programmatic environmental assessment (PEA), is gauging the environmental impacts of SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, where the company builds and tests its giant Starship vehicle.

The FAA released a draft PEA last September, saying at the time that the final report would likely be done by the end of the year. But the agency has repeatedly pushed the deadline back, saying it needs more time to consult with other government departments and analyze the thousands of public comments submitted in response to the draft.

More: https://www.space.com/faa-spacex-starship-review-delayed-june-13


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"The completion of the PEA will not guarantee that the FAA will issue a launch license," FAA officials wrote in an email that announced the latest PEA delay. "SpaceX's application also must meet FAA safety, risk and financial responsibility requirements."