FAA Recommends 44 Launches per Year for SpaceX’s Starship

FAA to Allow 44 SpaceX Starship Launches From Kennedy Space Center per Year

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow SpaceX to launch its behemoth Starship from Kennedy Space Center in Florida 44 times per year. That decision was released on Jan. 30 in an environmental impact report, which also recommended that the company conduct 88 landings: 44 for the Starship spacecraft and 44 for the Super Heavy booster. The FAA makes this recommendation while noting concerns from Brevard County residents about noise, e…

FAA recommends 44 launches per year for SpaceX’s Starship

The report recommended that SpaceX could pursue up to 44 launches per year from Kennedy Space Center.

FAA dismisses airline, sonic boom concerns in signing off on SpaceX Starship plans from KSC

SpaceX’s path to launching its massive Starship rocket from the Space Coast passed another hurdle Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration released results of its nearly two-year long environmental review for launch plans from Kennedy Space Center. The FAA’s “Record of Decision” on a final Environmental Impact Statement for the KSC site at Launch Complex 39-A outlined mitigation plans across several concerns, but recommended SpaceX could…

SpaceX Starship Approved To Launch From Kennedy Space Center

Starship in the spotlight. Photo: Chris Leymarie The Federal Aviation Administration released the Final Environmental Impact Statement and its Record of Decision regarding the matter this morning. The Record of Decision approves SpaceX to operate Starship-Super Heavy at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, clearing the final major regulatory hurdle for the company’s next-generation launch vehicle on Florida’s Space Coast. Now, SpaceX need…