Guys, today, we have good news for you.
What SpaceX, all the space unions in the united states, and SpaceX fans worldwide have been
waiting on for a long time has finally come out positive.
The Goodnews is - the starship launch permit that the FAA has been delaying reviewing is
now finally approved.
And we say hooray and congratulations to SpaceX and all spacex fans worldwide who stood with
us to this point.
Today, we will have an enticing discussion about how SpaceX went through the hurdle and
saw the good and ugly just to get the starship launch permit approved.
We will also talk about some conditions that the FAA is forcing SpaceX to fulfill, while
launching the starship.
Stick with this video as we paddle on.
The recent good news is worth what we all should celebrate.
After all, who won't be happy to watch hundreds of starships fire up from the ground and sail
through the sky to orbit?
It will be an epic sight to behold, right?
Yes of course it will.
Very soon, we will no longer daydream about traveling to space.
Rather, it will be our everyday reality.
We could vividly remember how SpaceX was worried and, at a point, got frustrated because of
all the efforts, struggles, and, most importantly, financial investment that was vented in the
starship project to lift it from the earth into space, the moon, and Mars was gradually
being flushed down to drain since construction was continuously ongoing, yet the FAA keep
delaying spacex’s approval to launch the giant starship into space.
It got to a point where Elon Musk became discouraged and was almost giving up on the launch site
at Boca chica, and he decided to relocate starbase.
Then, he stated that SpaceX plans to ultimately move Starship operations to NASA's Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, where the company is building a new launch tower and already
has all of the permits required for orbital launches, despite the FAA's delay in approving
the pea.
Elon Musk has initially claimed that he is certain that his new SpaceX starship, which
was developed for moon and Mars missions, will reach earth orbit for the first time
in 2022.
Musk made this statement back in February.
We are all aware that Elon Musk frequently makes crazy boasts.
Although we had become used to not accepting his claims, until recently, things began to
move closer and closer to becoming true.
Thank goodness right now, the FAA has finally given the green light for SpaceX to launch
the Starship into space on a condition that the pea will only be effective after SpaceX
completes a total of 75 mitigations to reduce the launch impact on the Boca chica environment,
and the entire public.
Explosions and testing that take place at the SpaceX launch site have the potential
to endanger local wildlife species by directly injuring or killing them.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and other organizations have expressed
concern that the heat, pressure, and debris resulting from launch testing—which began
in 2018—could cause injury to animals or drive them away from the essential habitat.
However, the FAA is ultimately responsible for deciding about SpaceX's effect on the
surrounding environment.
This was one of the reasons why the faa had a cold feet to give spacex the go ahead to
launch starship into space, because they don’t want to endanger the life of animals that
lives around the launch site
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that as a consequence of the requirements,
launches will be given more advanced notice to avoid highway closures during launch operations.
Additionally, launches will be prohibited on 18 specific holidays, and launches on weekends
will be limited to no more than five per year.
The faa mandated that continuing vegetation and animal monitoring be performed, in addition
to providing early notices to neighboring communities regarding the possibility of engine
noise and sonic booms emanating from the launch site.
The assessment was carried out by the United States Department of Transportation's Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States Department of the Interior's Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the United States Department of Commerce's National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The purpose of the evaluation is to verify that spaceflight activities are carried out
safely and to evaluate any potential environmental consequences that may be suffered in the area.
The huge list of the mitigations, and precautions that spacex have to abide by includes;
Protect and preserve ocelot and jaguarundi habitat, increase northern aplomado nest sites,
Monitor for sea turtles, Reduce impacts to Refuge lands, Monitor for sea turtles, birds,
and vegetation and report annually to the service, Monitor for lighting and stormwater
and report annually to the service, Reduce generator noise impacts, maintain the facility
and operational plans, coordinate decommissioning of the site with the service, establish a
protocol to notify the service of direct take of a federally threatened or rendered species,
and submit annual reports.
SpaceX will also have to work with a qualified biologist on lighting inspections to minimize
the impact on sea turtles and perform quarterly cleanups of the local Boca Chica beach, among
other requirements.
The company will also assist with local education and preservation efforts, clean up the environment,
and check the well-being of humans, plants, and animals around the launch site.
The FAA also recommends planting trees and forests around the launch location to remove
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The USFWS has filed a 141-page Biological and Conference Opinion (BCO) report to the
FAA that discusses SpaceX's possible effects at Boca Chica Beach and what the company may
do to assist limit the its impact on wildlife.
The USFWS stated that the possible consequences of SpaceX Starbase activities on wildlife
may be addressed with simple procedures, such as using Starlink to monitor animals 24/7
with solar-powered equipment.
"SpaceX will avoid damage to vegetated wetlands and wind tidal flats by situating the parking
area mostly in uplands and finding, erecting, and siting payload and processing facilities
away from wetlands," according to the company.
Predators, habitat, food, and measures to promote and preserve aplomado falcons would
be better understood with the assistance of a Starlink satellite.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has even agreed to use solar-powered starling internet
terminals to improve wildlife satellite monitoring.
SpaceX will also be responsible for managing and paying for fundamental infrastructure
upkeep and upgrading, which any functioning government should be doing.
It must also coordinate biologists with state and federal organizations to monitor the impacts
on the region's animals and plants and ensure that all launch equipment is securely removed
from vulnerable ecosystems.
In addition to a nearby beach, lighting in the area must be altered to decrease its influence
on animals.
The FAA's regulations also require SpaceX to keep off construction from the roadway
near the launch site so that ordinary people can still visit the surrounding beach, park,
and wildlife sanctuary.
Elon Musk may have had a good reason for wanting to build a massive rocket launch station near
a wildlife sanctuary, but things happen.
This may seem like a lot to some, but make no mistake: The FAA's decision might have
demanded for a more comprehensive environmental evaluation, perhaps extending the time it
takes Starship to get its figurative feet on the ground from months to years.
The FAA will need SpaceX to get an orbital starship launch license by showing the government
that it fulfills the agency's safety risk and financial accountability standards.
In addition to all environmental requirements.
However, securing an operator license or experimental permit could take weeks or months after the
last pea.
Any such license or permit will be conditional upon completing all mitigation requirements
established by the pea.
The FAA's regulations also require SpaceX to keep a minimum shutdown of a roadway near
the launch site so that ordinary people can still visit the surrounding beach, park, and
wildlife sanctuary.
Elon Musk may have had a good reason for wanting to build a massive rocket launch station near
a wildlife sanctuary, but things happen.
To some, this may appear to be a lot, but makes no mistake: The FAA's decision might
have mandated an even more comprehensive environmental evaluation than expected, perhaps extending
the time it takes for Starship to get its figurative feet on the ground from months
to years.
However, SpaceX might face even greater regulatory and legal challenges with time.
SpaceX will have a lot on its plate, but because Elon Musk and SpaceX have already won the
contract to transport NASA astronauts to the moon, and Elon wants to prepare the Starship
for orbital flight, he has no choice but to complete these mitigations to travel to space
from starbase.
It’s now up to Spacex to decide whether to accept these precautions or not, if spacex
refuses to accept these precautions in good faith, it ultimately means that they are also
ready to for go all the fund invested in constructing starbase, and the starship.
So which option will spacex be left with right now?
Do you think its still a good idea for spacex to abide by all these rules, and launch the
starship into space at starbase boca chica?
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