The FAA has repeatedly pushed back the estimated release date of the final report.
The agency published a draft PEA in September and estimated that the final version would be wrapped up by the end of the year. But the FAA has
, generally by a month at a time, citing the need to analyze the public comments submitted in response to the draft report and discuss next steps with other government agencies.Late last month, the FAA told us that it expected to release the final PEA today — but that's not going to happen. "The FAA plans to release the Final PEA on May 31, 2022. The FAA is finalizing the review of the Final PEA, including responding to comments and ensuring consistency with SpaceX's licensing application," FAA officials"The FAA is also completing consultation and confirming mitigations for the proposed SpaceX operations," they added."All consultations must be complete before the FAA can issue the Final PEA.
Starship consists of a huge first-stage booster called Super Heavy and a 165-foot-tall upper-stage spacecraft known as Starship. SpaceX is developing the system to take people and cargo the moon, Mars and other distant destinations.
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