The FAA has announced that the public meeting for the SpaceX SLC-40 Enviromental Assessment that was originally scheduled for April 16th has been rescheduled to May 8, 2025. The original meeting was postponed due to a nationwide Zoom outage on that date earlier this month. Additionally, the public comment period has also been extended to May 15th.
For a summary and links to all original documents, please click here:
FAA Posts Draft Environmental Assessment For Increasing SLC-40 to 120 Falcon Launches A Year
Official Announcement
The FAA previously issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing SpaceX’s proposal to increase Falcon 9 operations from 50 up to 120 per year from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The draft EA also reviews the construction of a first-stage booster landing zone at the site with up to 34 landings per year.
Due to technical difficulties associated with the nationwide Zoom platform outage, the virtual public meeting scheduled for April 16, 2025, was cancelled. The new meeting date is scheduled for May 8, 2025. In addition, the public comment period is extended and will close on May 15, 2025.
Registration is required to join the virtual public meeting. Those who registered for the cancelled meeting must re-register.
For registration, meeting and other details, click here: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA
Talk of Titusville strongly encourages all interested parties to attend the virtual session as well as filing a written comment at the links above.
Anyone interested in attending the virtual session must register in advance. If you signed up for the cancelled event, you’ll need to register again.
For details on how to register, attend the meeting, or submit comments, visit: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA
