May 31—Only have a minute? Listen instead

The Federal Aviation Administration has pushed back the release date of its final Programmatic Environmental Assessment of SpaceX's Starship development program at Boca Chica/Starbase until next month.

The new date is June 13, the FAA said in a statement Tuesday. Interagency consultation is ongoing, the federal agency stated.

The released date had been scheduled for May 31.

Depending on the outcome of the final PEA, SpaceX may or may not be granted permission by the FAA for the first orbital launch of its Starship/Super Heavy prototype, which the company has been planning to launch from Boca Chica.

"The completion of the PEA will not guarantee that the FAA will issue a launch license. SpaceX's application must also meet FAA safety, risk and financial responsibility requirements."

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