SpaceX is keen to send its next-generation rocket on its first orbital test flight, but the FederalAviationAdministration has other ideas.
SpaceX is eager. to send its next-generation rocket on its first orbital test flight, but the Federal Aviation Administration has other ideas.
The assessment, which the FAA launched last fall, is looking into whether SpaceX’s launch would pose any kind of hazard to public safety or the environment, and also examines relevant issues related to national security, among other matters. The outcome of the FAA’s review will determine if SpaceX can launch the Starship from its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. If not, the spaceflight company led by Elon Musk will need to transport the rocket to another launch site — the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — around 1,000 miles to the east.
Comprising the Super Heavy first stage and Starship upper stage — collectively known as Starship — the rocket fly for about 170 seconds during the test flight before the Starship separates from the Super Heavy stage.
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