The Wall Street Journal: FAA approval of SpaceX Starship launch pushed back at least 2 months

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Federal regulators have delayed the release of an environmental review of SpaceX’s plan to launch a new rocket from Texas by two months. One of the reasons? Too many comments from the public.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it received more than 18,000 public messages on the project, causing it to push back the release of its environmental review from Dec. 31 to Feb. 28. The agency said SpaceX is working on responses to the comments. In addition, the FAA said it is continuing its consultation and coordination with other agencies at the local, state and federal level.