BERLIN — An environmental review brings SpaceX one step closer to increasing the launch rate of its Starship vehicle from Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration released Nov. 20 an updated version of a draft environmental assessment for an increase in the number of annual launches and landings of Starship/Super Heavy from its Starbase test site at Boca Chica, Texas. The assessment examined the impacts of up to 25 launches a year, along with 25 landings each of the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stages. The release of the updated…
