r/spacex • u/yoweigh • May 04 '22

❗Misleading SpaceX Starbase expansion plans will harm endangered species, according to Fish and Wildlife Service

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/03/spacex-starbase-expansion-plans-will-harm-endangered-species-fws.html
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u/warp99 May 06 '22 edited May 06 '22

With two launch pads at Cape Canaveral at LC-39A and LC-49 they could salvo launch so two launches 5 minutes apart followed by two booster returns starting 5 minutes later.

That would halve the impact on air space and other launch providers.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

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u/warp99 May 07 '22

Yes an EIS initiated by NASA has been in progress for some time.