BREAKING: FAA will not require mishap investigation for IFT-4 of Starship
"The FAA assessed the operations of the SpaceX Starship Flight 4 mission. All flight events for both Starship and Super Heavy appear to have occurred within the scope of planned and authorized activities."
Adrian
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- Congrats #Chandrayaan3 and India to join a very limited lineup of countries who managed a soft touchdown on the Moon! A great achievement!
- You go sleeping for 6 hours and in that timeframe SpaceX installs like 10 engines?????
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded its investigation into the Deluge System. Conclusion: It is not expected to change the salinity of the existing mud flats or reduce or modify the piping plover or red knot habitat. @NASASpaceflight Link: faa.gov/media/72766
- The current FAA advisory has SpaceX Starship launch back on the menu, with a rather unfortunate typo. @NASASpaceflight
- NOTAMs for Flight 6 of Starship are up. NET 18. November @NASASpaceflight Link: notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/cr…
- A updated issued statement by the FAA does no longer mention the late November target date.
- "The FAA briefly slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling. Normal operations have resumed. A Debris Response Area is activated only if the space vehicle experiences an anomaly with debris falling outside of the identified closed
- The FAA has just published the proposed case for the construction of the SpaceX Giga Bay. The Building is to be finished by August 2026. The whole building will be 380 feet tall. @NASASpaceflight
- blueorigin.com/blue-moon/nati… @blueorigin calling out @SpaceX for having the significantly more complex lander while advocating for theirs. They really really wanted this contract.










