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RussBLib

(9,667 posts) Thu Apr 13, 2023, 02:56 PM Apr 2023

No SpaceX Starship launch till June?

FAA said no, which is fine by me. Musk has still not filed the environmental assessment they want.

https://www.investors.com/news/technology/spacex-faa-blows-out-candle-on-company-starship/

FAA Blows Out Candle On Historic Launch Of Giant SpaceX Starship

Enthusiasm waned among fans of space flight and Elon Musk Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration shot down plans by Musk's SpaceX for the maiden flight of its giant two-stage rocket called Starship.

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wrong - SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight RussBLib Apr 2023 #1

RussBLib

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1. wrong - SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight

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Fri Apr 14, 2023, 10:06 PM

Apr 2023

SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/14/faa-clears-spacex-to-launch-starship-flight.html

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a crucial final regulatory step that clears the company to attempt an orbital launch of its towering rocket for the first time.

“After a comprehensive license evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements. The license is valid for five years,” FAA said in a statement.

SpaceX, with the FAA license now in hand, aims to launch Starship as soon as Monday from its private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast.

“SpaceX is targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas. The 150-minute test window will open at 7:00 a.m. CT,” SpaceX said in a statement.

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