🚀FAA Announces Final Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Launches
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Summary
The FAA is announcing the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida (Final EA). The Final Environmental Assessment analyzes: Up to 120 Falcon 9 launches annually at SLC-40, which represents an annual increase of 70 launches from the 50 previously analyzed in a July 2020 EA; construction and operation of a landing zone at SLC-40; and up to 34 first-stage booster landings at the new landing zone annually. The Final EA also evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with FAA's approval of related airspace closures. The FAA has posted the Final Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision on the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation website: https://www.faa.gov/space/ stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA. The Unique ID for this document is EAXX-021-12-000-1737545438.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Federal Aviation Administration
Business Impact
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The FAA's announcement of the Final Environmental Assessment enables SpaceX to increase launch operations significantly, impacting financial and regulatory aspects of commercial space ventures. This can influence investment and development opportunities in the aerospace sector, particularly for entities involved in satellite technology and launch services.