Starbase Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 06 May 2025 21:06:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Starbase Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 FAA gives environmental approval for increased Starship launch rate https://spacenews.com/faa-gives-environmental-approval-for-increased-starship-launch-rate/ https://spacenews.com/faa-gives-environmental-approval-for-increased-starship-launch-rate/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 21:06:17 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=517083 Starship Flight 8

The Federal Aviation Administration will allow SpaceX to perform as many as 25 Starship launches a year from its Texas site, five times the previous limit.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/faa-gives-environmental-approval-for-increased-starship-launch-rate/feed/ 0 517083 SpaceX nears next Starship test flight as Starbase expansion continues https://spacenews.com/spacex-nears-next-starship-test-flight-as-starbase-expansion-continues/ https://spacenews.com/spacex-nears-next-starship-test-flight-as-starbase-expansion-continues/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 22:29:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=425273 Starship WDR at Starbase

As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, the company is also working to scale up facilities in Texas to build and launch those vehicles.

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