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SpaceX may have to delay its first Starship rocket orbit mission because of ongoing assessments of wildlife and ecosystems around the launch area at Boca Chica, a source told CNN on Tuesday.
The launch was scheduled for July, according to a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. NASA Spaceflight reported in March that SpaceX's internal goal for launch was July 1.
But the date could be pushed back due to ongoing environmental reviews that need to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before SpaceX can get a launch license, the source, who is familiar with the licensing process, told CNN.
SpaceX needs to conduct an environmental assessment to ensure that the Starship-Super Heavy system won't harm nearby wildlife or ecosystems around its launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas.
The assessments and a launch license won't be processed in time for an early July launch, the source told CNN.
The company may ultimately need a new environmental impact statement, which could take up to three years to complete, Insider Morgan McFall-Johnsen and Aylin Woodward reported in March.
Musk's space company has launched five prototypes of the 16-story Starship rocket. The first four exploded, but the fifth landed, meaning Starship can now be tested with the 23-story Super Heavy booster, designed to blast the rocket into orbit.
Th first orbital test of Starship, which is due to take around 90 minutes, is set to launch from South Texas and splash down off the coast of Hawaii, according to the company's FCC filing in May.
SpaceX eventually wants the Starship system to carry humans to the moon and to Mars, returning back to Earth for repeat trips.
Musk has said he is "highly confident" that SpaceX will launch an uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2024, followed by a crewed mission in 2026. Space industry experts told Insider that SpaceX could well reach Mars, but not as soon as Musk hopes.
SpaceX may have to delay its first Starship rocket orbit mission because of ongoing assessments of wildlife and ecosystems around the launch area at Boca Chica, a source told CNN on Tuesday.
The launch was scheduled for July, according to a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. NASA Spaceflight reported in March that SpaceX's internal goal for launch was July 1.
But the date could be pushed back due to ongoing environmental reviews that need to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before SpaceX can get a launch license, the source, who is familiar with the licensing process, told CNN.
SpaceX needs to conduct an environmental assessment to ensure that the Starship-Super Heavy system won't harm nearby wildlife or ecosystems around its launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas.
The assessments and a launch license won't be processed in time for an early July launch, the source told CNN.
The company may ultimately need a new environmental impact statement, which could take up to three years to complete, Insider Morgan McFall-Johnsen and Aylin Woodward reported in March.
Musk's space company has launched five prototypes of the 16-story Starship rocket. The first four exploded, but the fifth landed, meaning Starship can now be tested with the 23-story Super Heavy booster, designed to blast the rocket into orbit.
Th first orbital test of Starship, which is due to take around 90 minutes, is set to launch from South Texas and splash down off the coast of Hawaii, according to the company's FCC filing in May.
SpaceX eventually wants the Starship system to carry humans to the moon and to Mars, returning back to Earth for repeat trips.
Musk has said he is "highly confident" that SpaceX will launch an uncrewed Starship to Mars in 2024, followed by a crewed mission in 2026. Space industry experts told Insider that SpaceX could well reach Mars, but not as soon as Musk hopes.
28 comments:
The city is not benefiting they pay NO city taxes of any king kick them out and the employees are from other parts of the country. The city gains nothing just the laughing stock of the country the city elected officials look like a bunch of monkey fools.
Elon Musk got what he wanted. Cheap, too. Locals look like fools.
Again.
Eeeaaa 💥💥💥💥
Santa Claus knows Elon Musk! 🎅
Que regalo, ama!
Who gives a rat's shit. More important: What is Eric Garza up to today, Mr. Garza hater?
ja ja ja ja
la cagas, Juan, la cagas.
(Ben Neece for county judge! He's taller than Eddie Trevino, for one)
saludos desde Lima, Perú 🙋🏻♂️🐬
What happened to the shut up money he gave the County and BISD?????
I guess 30 Million doesn't go as far as it did back in the day
Our city and county officials were bought off bunch of assholes
Please someone organize a protest out at SpaceX. If they can block the road, so can we. Take back what was stolen from us. FUCK SpaceX! FUCK Cameron County Sheriffs office! Deputies are paid to suck Elon’s dick.
The problem is Eddie Trevino. He now knows he is screwed. Anyone can win against him for creating this big mess.
Cameron County city and BISD stop sucking up to Elon Musk we don't care about f****** Mars weary of our planet Earth bunch of pendejos
To the wacko @9:46,get one thing straight, SpaceX is under the jurisdiction of the county, not the city of Brownsville. Space X has paid in the thousands in county taxes since it arrived. Space X has more than 130 tax accounts on the county rolls under the name of Space Exploration Technologies. The taxes benefit TSC, LFISD, PISD, SOTEXISD, BND and the county emergency services.
Look it up, it's all public record. Don't forget the 10 million dollars it donated to the city of Brownsville. Some of the management may be from out of town, but its only to train and supervise the technicians and employees. There is a large percentage of locals working there who have been referred by Workforce Solutions and TSTI. The employee parking is so full that many are parking on side of the highway. So do a little research before you start ranting and raving about something you know nothing about. The monkey fools are losers like you that got left behind and can't stand to see others succeed.
When will you people learn who runs Cameron County?
That SpaceX rocket has the same shape of El half coco transgender ladyboy favorite 12" vibrator! Hahahaha!
June 16, 2021 at 11:19 AM
Yea there needs to be more pendejadas de erica its overdue!!!
SpaceX threatened with arrests as local authorities in Texas warn it may have committed a crime by using private security guards to block public roads
They are practicing on how to act once they get to mars
June 17, 2021 at 6:22 AM
So you like the 12 incher. It figures maricon. So does your idol (the orange orangatang) prefers that you use a vibrator? No wonder you have long ears. Snowfake hillbilly coco wanna be white idiota remember he LOST
June 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM
If it bothers your ass take up the fight to the city officials that really don't pay a penny tax. OOOOOh wait I got everything wrong there is a fool public employee that all he does is mamarles a los politicos and try to make everything they do is right.
I have looked up your ass lying facts and nothing you have printed is true quitate de mamon.
This fool and others like him are the real reason why there is little progress here - GO AWAY PENDEJO.. better yet hitch a ride to mars you deserve it free of charge, of course and say it cost you one million mamadas
June 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM
If it bothers your ass take up the fight to the city officials that really don't pay a penny tax. OOOOOh wait I got everything wrong there is a fool public employee that all he does is mamarles a los politicos and try to make everything they do is right.
I have looked up your ass lying facts and nothing you have printed is true quitate de mamon.
This fool and others like him are the real reason why there is little progress here - GO AWAY PENDEJO.. better yet hitch a ride to mars you deserve it free of charge, of course and say it cost you one million mamadas
Para el mero wacko: June 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM
All county citizens pay taxes and have been doing so for may years yet noting is given to them for free or for being a good tax paying citizen yet they all lost boca chica beach for what a few pennies? Training is paid by taxes not donations and there are NO referrals for supervisors, only for maintenance personnel or for fake cops. Monies donated are for tax purposes give a few million get many millions back and can't even construct a mislay parking lot for its employees from HERE, where are the fake cops, parking on the side is illegal seems like they like to do things a lot of illegal things, by the way where is Boca Chica Texas?
Pendejo mamon
Funding. SpaceX is privately funded but it has profited enormously from governments's subsidies and from using NASA ( public sector) technology.
In other words a piece of your penny goes back to them
pinche wacko pendejo...
the mayor otro pendejo hires floor sweepers from dallas to run very important boards at 75k a year y spacex hires them at 7.25 an hour but from here. What a great benefit we're on the right track. Boca Chica Texas????
Without the US government subsidies this company would be a U.S. firecrackers manufacturing company and illegal at that, of course.
June 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM
Anda bien toquiado igual que su daddy querido. pasala guey
To 9:41 & 9:44, you're wackier than I thought. Go back into your cave and wait for Montoya to publish his next article so you can be the first one to make a wacky remark. It is obvious you got nothing better to do. Loser.
Damn the Brownsville City Commissioner's still don't see what is happening at the Brownsville Police Department. FELIX "El Chapo" Sauceda-Bernal has No Clue WTF he is doing..The guy is so clueless he has allowed his Life Partner El Rata Bernal to run the Police Department..
With Criminal Indictments falling left and Right for Officers and one coming for El Chapo Sauceda-Bernal. Chief Sauceda- Bernal has made the Police Department and extremely Hostile work environment.
#worstchiefever...
Brownsville City Manager El Rata Bernal is attempting to get SpaceX to Launch a Rocket up Chief's Felix El Chapo Sauceda-Bernal Rear stating that it's the largest Hole he has ever seen!
June 17, 2021 at 1:55 PM and June 16, 2021 at 10:23 PM
Speaking of wackos and nothing to do, its you on the mirror, pendejetes must be a mental disorder that's confusing your ass, using demeaning slang
associated with mental health, you seriously need to go
to the local health dept to get some help, you are not only a basket case but also nuts, you really need to go get some help. A suggestion from one of your closest friend.
As an elected idiota employed by the city and county y lambisquiando y mamando GO GET SOME HELP.
June 17, 2021 at 1:55 PM
To the only lunatic on this blog at: June 17, 2021 at 1:55 PM
Your poor attempt of expression that seeks to imitate some kind of informal writing can only be accomplished by a lunatic, a maniac or an insame person.
Some elected officials are on this catagory including lambiscone and mamones. (kiss-ass)
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