Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
In the last few days, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment regarding Starship operations. Specifically, it has to do with airspace closures as a result of new Starship trajectories and catch attempts.
Up until now, we’ve seen Starship upper stages splash down in the Indian Ocean during successful flight tests. Soon, however, SpaceX plans to put the upper stage in orbit and attempt a return to launch site and catch, a mission milestone that requires approval from the FAA. Here I will go more in-depth into the new assessment, aircraft hazard areas, approval timelines, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/spacex-is-requesting-faa-approval-for-starship-catch-attempts
For more space-related content - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - New Assessment
In the last few days, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment regarding Starship operations. Specifically, it has to do with airspace closures as a result of new Starship trajectories and catch attempts.
Up until now, we’ve seen Starship upper stages splash down in the Indian Ocean during successful flight tests. Soon, however, SpaceX plans to put the upper stage in orbit and attempt a return to launch site and catch, a mission milestone that requires approval from the FAA. Here I will go more in-depth into the new assessment, aircraft hazard areas, approval timelines, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/spacex-is-requesting-faa-approval-for-starship-catch-attempts
For more space-related content - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - New Assessment
