<p>Elon Musk plans to go extremely big with his Starship mega rocket next year, and won't have any trouble doing so. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow SpaceX to launch a whopping 25 Starships in 2025, a massive change over the current five.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The FAA released a draft environmental assessment (EA) of Starship operations at Starbase, SpaceX's facility in South Texas on Wednesday (Nov 20). According to it, Musk can have 25 Starships lift off from Starbase in 2025. It also allows the company to continue increasing the size and power of the Super Heavy booster stage and Starship upper stage.</p>

<p>The company had asked the FAA to approve the request to boost the number of annual Starship liftoffs from Starbase.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Additional approvals include 25 landings for its Super Heavy booster and "Ship" upper stage back at Starbase. The FAA is responsible for regulating the launch of rockets from the United States and ensuring that people and property on the ground remain safe.</p>

<p>Starship has launched a total of six times to date, with the most recent one happening on November 19. It was a success, although the chopsticks manoeuvre could not happen because of a communications issue. The Super Heavy booster was diverted and performed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.</p>

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<p>Musk has been quite critical of the FAA and its regulations for the rocket industry, saying that Starship has not been able to make much progress. However, now that Donald Trump will become the president of the country, Musk's plans are expected to take flight.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Starship launches can go into hundreds soon</strong></h2>

<p>The report outlines that the FAA and other agencies reviewed the environmental impact of Starship and were satisfied with the steps taken by SpaceX. It reviewed air quality, climate, water, noise, wildlife, and other impacts of the launches. All measures were found to be sufficient to let the company boost its launches.</p>

<p>SpaceX can also increase the number of launches in the coming years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk has been assigned to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump, a non-official part of the administration. He also invested heavily in his election campaign and even appeared at campaign rallies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>With the permission to conduct more launches, SpaceX also plans to ramp up the production of Starship. Reports suggest that it might produce one Starship every eight hours.</p>

<p>While the FAA has given it a clean chit over environmental concerns, experts say that each launch is trashing Texas. An NPR report stated that the company discharged tens of thousands of gallons of "industrial wastewater" into the environment.</p>

<p>A test flight detonated unexpectedly after launch in November 2023 and reportedly made a hole in the upper atmosphere.</p>


Elon Musk plans to go extremely big with his Starship mega rocket next year, and won't have any trouble doing so. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow SpaceX to launch a whopping 25 Starships in 2025, a massive change over the current five.

Elon Musk plans to go extremely big with his Starship mega rocket next year, and won't have any trouble doing so. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow SpaceX to launch a whopping 25 Starships in 2025, a massive change over the current five. The FAA released a draft environmental assessment (EA) of Starship operations at Starbase, SpaceX's facility in South Texas on Wednesday (Nov 20). According to it, Musk can have 25 Starships lift off from Starbase in 2025. It also allows the company to continue increasing the size and power of the Super Heavy booster stage and Starship upper stage. The company had asked the FAA to approve the request to boost the number of annual Starship liftoffs from Starbase. Additional approvals include 25 landings for its Super Heavy booster and "Ship" upper stage back at Starbase. The FAA is responsible for regulating the launch of rockets from the United States and ensuring that people and property on the ground remain safe. Starship has launched a total of six times to date, with the most recent one happening on November 19. It was a success, although the chopsticks manoeuvre could not happen because of a communications issue. The Super Heavy booster was diverted and performed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Also Read: Delhi to San Francisco aboard a Starship in under an hour? Musk has plans, reports suggest Musk has been quite critical of the FAA and its regulations for the rocket industry, saying that Starship has not been able to make much progress. However, now that Donald Trump will become the president of the country, Musk's plans are expected to take flight. Starship launches can go into hundreds soon The report outlines that the FAA and other agencies reviewed the environmental impact of Starship and were satisfied with the steps taken by SpaceX. It reviewed air quality, climate, water, noise, wildlife, and other impacts of the launches. All measures were found to be sufficient to let the company boost its launches. SpaceX can also increase the number of launches in the coming years. Musk has been assigned to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump, a non-official part of the administration. He also invested heavily in his election campaign and even appeared at campaign rallies. With the permission to conduct more launches, SpaceX also plans to ramp up the production of Starship. Reports suggest that it might produce one Starship every eight hours. While the FAA has given it a clean chit over environmental concerns, experts say that each launch is trashing Texas. An NPR report stated that the company discharged tens of thousands of gallons of "industrial wastewater" into the environment. A test flight detonated unexpectedly after launch in November 2023 and reportedly made a hole in the upper atmosphere.

From 5 to 25: Musk gets his way as Starship is cleared for many more test flights

<p>Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Starlink has not received any funding from the US Department of Defense. This comes a day after Pentagon was reported to consider funding the internet services in Ukraine. "No money from DoD, but several other countries, orgs &amp; individuals are paying for ~11k/25k terminals," Musk said.</p>

<p>Musk has said that SpaceX spends nearly $20 million a month for maintaining satellite services in Ukraine. This is in addition to the $80 million that has been spent to enable and support Starlink there.</p>

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<p>SpaceX is losing approximately $20 million a month from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyberwar defense, but "we'll keep doing it (sigh)", Musk tweeted.</p>

<p>Politico had reported on Monday that Pentagon is considering funding the services in Ukraine. However, no official word on the same has been said yet. Last week, SpaceX had said that it might have to shut the services in Ukraine as it cannot bear the cost any more. The next day, Musk also stated the same, saying that the costs are getting too much to bear and the company will have to pull the plug.</p>

<p>He later said that he will continue to fund the services himself.</p>

<p>The matter was made bigger by the fact that a Ukraine official had criticised Musk for offering a solution on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Musk's statement about stopping services came after this and it was assumed that his actions were in reaction to the Ukraine official. He even posted a sly tweet about the same.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Starlink has not received any funding from the US Department of Defense. This comes a day after Pentagon was reported to consider funding the internet services in Ukraine.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Starlink has not received any funding from the US Department of Defense. This comes a day after Pentagon was reported to consider funding the internet services in Ukraine. "No money from DoD, but several other countries, orgs & individuals are paying for ~11k/25k terminals," Musk said. Musk has said that SpaceX spends nearly $20 million a month for maintaining satellite services in Ukraine. This is in addition to the $80 million that has been spent to enable and support Starlink there. Also Read | Elon Musk makes U-turn, says funding would continue for Starlink in Ukraine SpaceX is losing approximately $20 million a month from unpaid service and costs related to security measures for cyberwar defense, but "we'll keep doing it (sigh)", Musk tweeted. Politico had reported on Monday that Pentagon is considering funding the services in Ukraine. However, no official word on the same has been said yet. Last week, SpaceX had said that it might have to shut the services in Ukraine as it cannot bear the cost any more. The next day, Musk also stated the same, saying that the costs are getting too much to bear and the company will have to pull the plug. He later said that he will continue to fund the services himself. The matter was made bigger by the fact that a Ukraine official had criticised Musk for offering a solution on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Musk's statement about stopping services came after this and it was assumed that his actions were in reaction to the Ukraine official. He even posted a sly tweet about the same. (With inputs from agencies)

Musk says he hasn't received any funding from Pentagon for Starlink services in Ukraine

<p>Elon Musk's SpaceX sent a&nbsp;NASA mission to the International Space Station(ISS) on Wednesday as the Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center.</p>

<p>During the 16-hour flight to the ISS, the Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts will orbit the Earth ten times, SpaceX said in a tweet as the mission lifted off.</p>

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<p>SpaceX's latest mission comes just days&nbsp;after a crew successfully landed off the Florida coast after spending over two weeks aboard the International Space Station in a boost for the commercial sector.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Musk shares simulation video 'Starship to Mars'</strong></p>

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<p>Axiom Space had paid SpaceX for the transport services and NASA for use of the ISS as the three businessmen onboard the flight reportedly paid $55 million each as SpaceX and NASA look to commercialise space ventures.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The crew touchdown in four huge parachutes along the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The crew including Canadian financier Mark Pathy,&nbsp;Israeli investor Eytan Stibbe, Spanish-American astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and real estate mogul Larry Connor had blasted off on April 8.</p>

<p>Although they were set to spend just eight days on the ISS, however, bad weather forced them to stay 17 days in orbit with 15 on ISS.&nbsp;</p>

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Elon Musk's SpaceX sent a NASA mission to the International Space Station(ISS) on Wednesday as the Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center. During the 16-hour flight to the ISS, the Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts will orbit the Earth ten times, SpaceX said in a tweet as the mission lifted off.

Elon Musk's SpaceX sent a NASA mission to the International Space Station(ISS) on Wednesday as the Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center. During the 16-hour flight to the ISS, the Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts will orbit the Earth ten times, SpaceX said in a tweet as the mission lifted off. Crew-4 on orbit pic.twitter.com/pNlRTTdSYE — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 27, 2022 × Also Read: Mysterious 'flying whirlpool' over Hawaii turns out to be a dying SpaceX rocket Crew-4 will carry out scientific experiments including conduct breakthrough research on growing plants without soil in space. Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Dragon! pic.twitter.com/sfKAOpBtU6 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 27, 2022 × SpaceX's latest mission comes just days after a crew successfully landed off the Florida coast after spending over two weeks aboard the International Space Station in a boost for the commercial sector. Watch: Musk shares simulation video 'Starship to Mars' Axiom Space had paid SpaceX for the transport services and NASA for use of the ISS as the three businessmen onboard the flight reportedly paid $55 million each as SpaceX and NASA look to commercialise space ventures. The crew touchdown in four huge parachutes along the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville. The crew including Canadian financier Mark Pathy, Israeli investor Eytan Stibbe, Spanish-American astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and real estate mogul Larry Connor had blasted off on April 8. Although they were set to spend just eight days on the ISS, however, bad weather forced them to stay 17 days in orbit with 15 on ISS. (With inputs from Agencies) Watch WION Live Here

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