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Mike Wall

SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' Starship lawsuit: report

SpaceX's first integrated Starship and Super Heavy launch into the sky from Starbase at Boca Chica, Texas on April 20, 2023.

SpaceX is joining the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, according to media reports.

That suit, which was filed on May 1, claims that the FAA didn't properly assess the damage that SpaceX's giant Starship rocket could cause to the environmentally sensitive lands surrounding its South Texas launch site.

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