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SpaceX May Speed KSC Buildup If Environmental Issues Arise In Texas

Irene Klotz February 17, 2022
SpaceX’s first orbital Starship spacecraft
A woman walked her dog on the beach near SpaceX’s first orbital Starship spacecraft, designated SN20, stacked atop the company’s first Super Heavy Booster near Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Feb. 10, in advance of CEO Elon Musk’s presentation about the program.
Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Against a dramatic backdrop of a nearly 400-ft.-tall Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster, Elon Musk expressed confidence that the U.S. government would reach a favorable decision in its ongoing review of the program’s potential environmental impact on what was once a sleepy beach town...
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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