FAA asks SpaceX to make more than 75 changes before it can carry out flights from its Texas launch site.
, requiring the company to make more than 75 changes before it can carry out flights from SpaceX's Texas launch site.of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket system, which are being developed to one day ferry cargo and human passengers to the moon and beyond.
"The environmental review must be completed along with public safety, national security, and other analyses before a decision on whether to grant a launch license can be made," the agency said in a statement."The license application is still pending."Mark Felix / Bloomberg via Getty Images file The FAA also included restrictions on when launches can occur, because they would require closing a state highway that runs through state parks, the Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge and Boca Chica Beach.
The FAA's review began in 2020 but was delayed several times to allow for detailed analyses and to include input from various concerned parties.
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