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Christian Britschgi

Environmentalist Lawsuit Could Delay SpaceX's Starship Launches for Years

In the wake of another SpaceX rocket explosion, a coalition of environmental groups and nonprofits have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) claiming that the agency failed to perform adequate environmental analysis of private space company SpaceX's operations at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site.

They're demanding that the existing environmental approvals be thrown out and redone, potentially delaying future SpaceX launches for years.

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