Reports from the public after launches or re-entries from SpaceX at Boca Chica, Texas, and Vandenberg AFB, California, compare the sound to an explosion, which also shatters windows and cracks concrete. These are not traditional “sonic booms.” This rocket debris could have killed people or animals or caused a catastrophic fire. Notice the BCC’s languageContinue reading ““It sounded like a bomb.” Large hot piece of rocket debris crashes near homes. Who’s next?”
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Comments due January 17 on SpaceX Starship/Superheavy increased launches and landings – FAA docket # FAA-2024-2006
>>> Comments due January 17, 2025 <<<Docket No. FAA-2024-2006 Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for SpaceX Starship/SuperHeavy Increased Cadence NOTE: >> The FAA only conducted an Environmental Assessment (EA), not a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), on SpaceX’s proposal.>> On its project page, the FAA fails to mention Hawai’i or Peru or California as crash zonesContinue reading “Comments due January 17 on SpaceX Starship/Superheavy increased launches and landings – FAA docket # FAA-2024-2006”
FAA considers Musk’s SpaceX plans to crash down near Hawaiʻi without complete environmental review – comments due January 17
From Civil Beat Public Should Weigh In On Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans To Splash Down Near Hawaiʻi Federal authorities have not required a thorough review, or consultation with Hawaiian stakeholders, for Starshipʻs proposed landing zones. By Lynda WilliamsJanuary 10, 2025 Since 2022, Elon Musk and SpaceX has requested larger and larger landing areas near Hawai‘i forContinue reading “FAA considers Musk’s SpaceX plans to crash down near Hawaiʻi without complete environmental review – comments due January 17”
Keep Space for Peace Week — October 5-12, 2024
From The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Spacehttps://space4peace.org/keep-space-for-peace-week/ In 1999 the United Nations General Assembly declared that October 4-10 every year would be designated as ‘World Space Week’ to “celebrate the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition” – we ask people to recognise this asContinue reading “Keep Space for Peace Week — October 5-12, 2024”
International peace organizations oppose aerospace expansion on California coast
From CODEPINK Please join CODEPINK, World Beyond War and the Central Coast Antiwar Coalition to urge lawmakers and policy advocates to invest in the peace economy co-ops, community land trusts, farmers markets and community gardens–and to stop funding the expansion of aerospace: missiles, bombs and rockets for the rich. Send a letter below to lawmakers, policyContinue reading “International peace organizations oppose aerospace expansion on California coast”
December 15: California Coastal Commission considers two Vandenberg rocket launch projects
On Friday, December 15 the California Coastal Commission considers two rocket launch projects located at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The public can submit comments beforehand and also speak in-person or via zoom at the meeting, which will be held in the city of Santa Cruz. https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2023/12 (click on Friday tab) To speak at the FridayContinue reading “December 15: California Coastal Commission considers two Vandenberg rocket launch projects”
Southern Hemisphere ozone layer, November 14, 1979 and 2023
From NASA Ozone Watch https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov
FAA rubberstamps SpaceX anti-ocean project
Posted in the Honolulu Star Advertiser Hawaii needs to have input on SpaceX ocean-landing plan By Lynda Williams APRIL 27, 2023 The world watched aghast as SpaceX blew up its own spaceship on April 20, four minutes after launch due to engine failure. Even though the mission was not completed, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX,Continue reading “FAA rubberstamps SpaceX anti-ocean project”
Look Before You Launch: What NEPA Requires of the FCC
From the Natural Resources Defense Council by SHARON BUCCINO Senior Director, Land Division, Nature ProgramSeptember 8, 2021 Who knew that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an environmental agency? But taking the environment into account is what Congress requires of the Commission and what the public needs from it. Passed over 50 years ago, the NationalContinue reading “Look Before You Launch: What NEPA Requires of the FCC”
Popular Mechanics: Increased Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees
From Popular MechanicsJune 28, 2022 Excerpt: Black carbon in the atmosphere is like dressing Earth in a black shirt on a sunny day. It attracts and holds heat, leading to overall warming of the atmosphere. Airplanes also emit carbon pollution in this way, but there are a few key differences. First, airplanes emit respectively less carbonContinue reading “Popular Mechanics: Increased Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees”
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