SpaceX will not be able to test its next generation starship rocket for some time, as the company will have to wait a while for clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The release of the FAA's final environmental review of the launch has been delayed by May 31, as the agency wrote Update,
Environmental review, called Programatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), has already been done through a draft phase last year. But now the FAA says it will wait to release its final report by the end of next month. This follows the FAA's previous announcement that it intends to release a review in late April, but it will not happen now.
The first orbital test flight of Starship launched on the issue is when the super heavy booster and starship spacecraft will be launched in the air, both sections will be printed in the sea after 90 minutes after 90 minutes.
The concept of a pea is to assess whether a planned launch can be a threat to public safety, such as flying on a populated area, whether it raises any national security issues, coverage of insurance issues and any environmental impacts of launch. In the explanation of the delay, the FAA stated that it was finalizing the review and the draft was responding to public comments after the report.
“FAA is finalizing the final pea review, which involves responding to comments and ensuring stability with SpaceX's licensing application,” the agency wrote. “FAA is also completing consultation and confirming mitigation for proposed spaceX operations. FAA should complete all consultations before issuing final peas.”
Although space enthusiastic and spaceX fans will be unhappy about this latest delay, it is not clear whether the Starsip Prototype is actually ready for its first orbital test flight. As Space.com ReportSpaceX CEO Elon Musk said last month that the company still needed to finish the construction of its engines and integrate them into starships, so it was estimating May as soon as possible for the first orbital test flight of Starships.
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