Endangered Species Review Could Delay Starship Launch by Months
Starship during its first test launch.
Image credit: SpaceX webcast.
It could take months for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a license for the second launch of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy rocket due to the need to re-evaluate how the launch could impact endangered species that live near the company’s Starbase spaceport in south Texas, federal officials said this week.
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