FAA Flooded With Public Comments Over Environmental Approval
SpaceX's ambitious Starship/Heavy Launch Vehicle has been pushed to mid-March, at the earliest, owing to a few issues that must be completed prior to live launch attempts. The FAA has stated it has yet to complete the necessary Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the project, the basis of long-term impact evaluation. The change in the agency timeline has come as little surprise after the November delay when the PEA was expected to be complete by December 31. "The new target date for issuing the Final PEA is February 28," reads an FAA tweet.
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