Environmental groups suing FAA over Starship launch license
Posted: Sat, May 6, 2023, 9:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
Several environmental groups are suing the FAA over its approval of SpaceX Starship launches from Texas. The groups, in a suit filed Monday in federal district court in Washington, said that the agency failed to follow environmental law and conduct a rigorous environmental review when it approved plans last year for SpaceX to conduct Starship/Super Heavy launches from Boca Chica, Texas. They want SpaceX's launch license, issued by the FAA last month, revoked, and require the FAA to perform a more detailed environmental impact statement. The suit cited damage caused by the April 20 Starship launch that scattered launch pad debris over several hundred acres and created a plume that deposited sand-like material more than 10 kilometers away.
Several environmental groups are suing the FAA over its approval of SpaceX Starship launches from Texas. The groups, in a suit filed Monday in federal district court in Washington, said that the agency failed to follow environmental law and conduct a rigorous environmental review when it approved plans last year for SpaceX to conduct Starship/Super Heavy launches from Boca Chica, Texas. They want SpaceX's launch license, issued by the FAA last month, revoked, and require the FAA to perform a more detailed environmental impact statement. The suit cited damage caused by the April 20 Starship launch that scattered launch pad debris over several hundred acres and created a plume that deposited sand-like material more than 10 kilometers away.
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