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SpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 17th, 2024

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SpaceX Proposing 25 Starship/Super Heavy Launches Annually

On Nov. 19th, SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test rocket from Starbase at Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville, Texas. The test of the reusable rocket did not achieve a successful catch (City of Brownsville Photo)

SpaceX wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve 25 annual launches of the company-touted reusable Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters from SpaceX's Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. That ramp up would start next year. The number would be five times the number now allowed under an agency Programmatic Environmental Assessment in 2022. "The purpose of SpaceX’s proposed [launch ramp up] action is to provide greater mission capability to NASA and the Department of Defense," FAA said last month…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

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Budget

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Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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