SpaceX could learn a lot from NASA about how to keep rocket launches from harming surrounding nature and wildlife
—a standard move by a company whose own permit to fly is in jeopardy by a lawsuit. Collaborating with the FAA will give SpaceX more influence over the defense strategy.shared its Kennedy Space Center home
“This is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the country,” says Margolis. “So perhaps this isn’t the right place to be blowing up these rockets. But if they’re going to move forward, they certainly need to do a full analysis and make sure they’re imposing sufficient mitigation, which we don’t believe they’re doing.”What SpaceX isn’t doing, NASA assuredly does—and it isn’t easy.
A heron takes flight from the beach at Boca Chica State Park near the village of Boca Chica in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., on Aug. 27, 2015. SpaceX's plan to construct the world's first commercial spaceport adjacent to the beach prompted fears about the welfare of local wildlife.Once a rocket is built, it has to overcome still more hurdles before it is cleared to fly.
The SpaceX Starship explodes after launch for a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.when SpaceX was considering launching its smaller Falcon 9 rocket from the Boca Chica site. The license that resulted from that EIS authorized one Falcon 9 per month for a year and gave SpaceX permission to close the local beaches for 180 hours to accommodate the operations.
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