Tag: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
SpaceX awaits FAA OK for fourth launch from Boca Chica
SpaceX says it’s shooting for June 5 for the fourth orbital test flight of Starship, which will blast off from the company’s Boca Chica Starbase launch site.
SpaceX aims for early June launch from Starbase at Boca Chica
Following a successful “wet dress rehearsal” of Starship-Super Heavy on Monday at Boca Chica/Starbase, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a social media statement that the fourth orbital flight attempt would happen soon.
Harlingen to break ground on air control tower
HARLINGEN — After years of planning, city and state leaders are ready to break ground Wednesday on a $20 million project aimed at building Valley International Airport’s tallest control tower.
Conservation, indigenous groups sue Texas Parks and Wildlife to block SpaceX land swap
Conservation organizations and indigenous groups are suing Texas Parks and Wildlife to block a controversial land swap with SpaceX one month after commissioners approved the deal.
Starship’s fiery reentry concludes SpaceX launch
Starship S28 and Super Heavy B10, loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant, lifted off from Boca Chica/Starbase at 8:25 a.m. Thursday for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt, after being granted permission by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday.
SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit from Boca Chica Beach
Starship S28 and Super Heavy B10 lifted off from Boca Chica at 8:25 a.m. Thursday for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt, after being granted permission by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday afternoon, and loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant in both stages.
FAA OKs third launch at SpaceX’s Boca Chica Starbase
As of Wednesday afternoon, everything appeared to be in place for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt from Boca Chica Thursday morning — all that was missing was the required launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration.
SpaceX’s Starship ready to launch at Boca Chica pending FAA approval
SpaceX says a third orbital flight attempt with Starship-Super Heavy, launching from Boca Chica, could happen as soon as next Thursday “pending regulatory approval.”
FAA demands 17 ‘corrective actions’ from SpaceX in Starship mishap investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it has closed a SpaceX-led mishap investigation into the Nov. 18 Starship-Super Heavy orbital flight attempt from Boca Chica.
Brownsville South Padre International Airport hires new director
The Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport has a new director, Angel E. Ramos, formerly vice president of planning and development for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Authority (CVG) in Hebron, Kentucky.