SpaceX Starfall Reentry Capsule Passes FAA Environmental Review

FAA diagram of SpaceX Starfall
Credit: FAA
The FAA has determined a pair of demonstration missions of a SpaceX-proposed small reentry capsule in the Pacific Ocean poses no significant environmental issues, clearing the company to pursue a vehicle operator license for the flights. Starfall is a small capsule designed to return payloads from...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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