SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX the launch licence required for the Starship Flight 7 test. This decision, announced on December 17, allows the company to move forward with preparations for the world’s largest rocket at its Starbase facility in Boca…

NY pol issues challenge to White House over ‘unsettling’ drone mystery: ‘Completely unacceptable
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NY pol issues challenge to White House over ‘unsettling’ drone mystery: ‘Completely unacceptable

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s high time someone did something about the drones. An upstate New York elected official wants the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI to come up with answers to the drone mystery that’s been looming over New Jersey and parts of the Empire…

SpaceX Might Get FAA Approval for 25 Starship Launches in 2025

SpaceX Might Get FAA Approval for 25 Starship Launches in 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a draft environmental assessment (EA) proposing an increase in SpaceX’s annual Starship launches. The assessment, published on November 20, outlines the possibility of raising the current limit of five launches per year from Starbase in South Texas to 25 by 2025. This draft…

NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system
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NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent safety recommendations on Thursday to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 Next-Generation and 737 Max 8 aircraft.  The rudder controls the side-to-side movement of the nose…

Flight delayed? It’s probably Uncle Sam’s fault
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Flight delayed? It’s probably Uncle Sam’s fault

Your flight is delayed? Blame your government. OK, it’s not always the government’s fault. Sometimes it’s weather or mechanical problems. But often we suffer horrible flight delays because politicians won’t relinquish power. In January, flights were grounded when the government’s “Notice to Air Missions” system broke down. That was just…

FAA closes airspace over Montana due to Department of Defense activity
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FAA closes airspace over Montana due to Department of Defense activity

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily shut down airspace over part of Montana for Defense Department activities after another airborne “object” was spotted, officials said. Montana Rep. Matt Rosedale said that the object could “interfere with commercial air traffic” and that he was told by military officials that “the DOD…