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SpaceX Hits Hurdle in Bid for Texas Launch as FAA Delays Review
- U.S. regulator sets Feb. 28 target for Boca Chica decision
- SpaceX wants to launch Starship rocket project from Texas site
The SpaceX Starbase launch facility under construction in Boca Chica, Texas, on Oct. 17.
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Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. suffered a blow to its goal of launching its massive Starship rocket from Boca Chica, Texas, early next year when U.S. regulators delayed a planned environmental review by two months, to Feb. 28.
The Federal Aviation Administration intended to release a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment by Dec. 31. But SpaceX, under the supervision of the FAA, is currently responding to more than 18,000 public comments, and the FAA is continuing consultation and coordination with other agencies.