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SpaceX and Elon Musk plan for future of Starship at Starbase Texas · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi everybody and welcome back to the Elon Musk podcast.
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  In today's episode, we're delving into recent courtroom,
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  drama involving SpaceX and the Federal Aviation Administration
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  or the FAA or jointly seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by
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  environmental and Indigenous groups.
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  These organizations claim, the FAA bypass the central
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  environmental assessments, prior to permitting, the launch of
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  spacex's Starship rocket from Boca Chica Starbase Texas,
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  facility potentially threatening local wildlife.
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  And Dangered species and sacred tribal lands.
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  In contrast SpaceX maintains its operation, followed all
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  necessary procedures, including passing an environmental
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  assessment and complying with FAA required mitigations.
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  And despite as setback following the April 20th launch, which led
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  to the suspension of spacex's license and the activation of an
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  anomaly response plan SpaceX and its CEO.
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  Elon Musk remain optimistic must continues to forecast, ambitious
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  plans, for further tests. Is and the development of the
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  reusable rocket system, which he views as pivotal for the
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  expansion of spacex's satellite Network.
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  NASA's lunar missions and his dream of Mars colonization.
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  Now, stay tuned, as we unpack these developments, and what
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  they mean, for the future of Space X.
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  But before we do that, let's take a look at some of our
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  sponsors SpaceX and Federal. Aviation Administration are
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  seeking to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by five, environmental
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  and Indigenous groups, challenging, the approval of
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  spacex's Starship rocket. Program in Boca Chica Starbase
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  Texas, the FAA and SpaceX contended that the plaintiffs Do
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  Not possess a legal standing required to present their case.
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  The lawsuit, initiated on May 1st by the center for biological
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  diversity. American bird conservatory and
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  the Surfrider Foundation, save Rio, Grande, Valley and Carrizo
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  come back Rideau, nation of Texas.
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  Claims the FAA acted improperly by not conducting.
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  A thorough environmental study. On the probable impacts of
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  SpaceX activities. They argue the the FAA should
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  have ascertain the potential consequences before permitting
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  SpaceX to launch from its star base facility in Boca Chica
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  Texas. According to the plaintiffs ufas
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  required, mitigation measures, fall short, in preventing
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  significant detrimental effects on a dangered species, their
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  habitats and Indigenous tribes in the area who consider the
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  land and Wildlife sacred. The suit aims to revoke the FAA
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  license for SpaceX, flights originating from South Texas, a
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  license currently suspended amid an ongoing investigation into
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  the first rocket launch. Now, the first Starship launch
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  took place on April 20th, causing a little wildfire.
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  And scattering metal and concrete debris over hundreds of
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  Acres of company-owned and state park lands post-launch
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  investigation revealed, the pulverized concrete was
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  propelled over six miles from the launch site and in response
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  to these allegations SpaceX insist that the Starship program
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  is not a threat to local wildlife in communities
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  asserting. The operation receive proper
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  environmental assessment and complied with FAA, required.
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  Mitigation efforts. The company maintains the star
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  ship was launched in alignment with FAA licensure despite the
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  resulting anomalies leading to Mission termination and the
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  subsequent destruction of the launch vehicle over the Gulf of
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  Mexico in the launch documents SpaceX downplayed the launches
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  impact on the environment, the company admitted to the damage
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  on the concrete Launchpad, acknowledging that it resulted
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  in some debris and some dust following the Rockets explosion,
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  though, the FAA activated an anomaly.
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  Ponce plan, requiring SpaceX to obtain a new license before
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  proceeding with another launch. It despite this SpaceX stated
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  that the environmental assessment remains unchanged and
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  it's progressing towards another Starship launch.
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  Hopefully, within the next four to six weeks according to Elon
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  Musk. SpaceX is CEO.
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  Elon Musk has not allowed the setbacks to, dampen his
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  ambitious schedule of test, launches from South Texas.
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  The billionaire is pin hopes on the reusable rocket system as a
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  critical component for the expansion of the, company's
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  starlink satellite Network, and for NASA's plans to return,
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  astronauts to the Moon rocket also serves as the vehicle, that
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  musk hopes will make his vision of colonizing Mars.
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  A reality on March 13th, must share it on Twitter that the
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  Starship would be ready to launch within six to eight.
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  Eeks further in an interview on June 24th musk reveal.
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  That the company have implemented over 1,000 new
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  changes to the Rocks design, since the April 20th.
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  Mishap, these alterations include adaptations to separate
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  the super-heavy booster from the upper stage known as Starship a
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  flaw in the separation mechanism.
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  Led to the explosion of the entire rocket system in most
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  stated that the SpaceX edit us out musk.
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  Stated that SpaceX is planning to use hot staging a Take that
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  simultaneously fires up engines on both stages to increase
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  thrust power on June. 26 SpaceX announced that it has
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  successfully completed. A six engine static fire tests
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  on the upper stage. Starship prototype ship 25 at
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  Boca Chica despite these assertions, NASA remains
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  skeptical about spacex's ability to conduct the necessary test
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  flights to prepare. Its lunar lander version to
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  carry, astronauts to the Moon. In early June NASA announced
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  that its Artemis 3. Moon mission initially planned
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  for late. Only 25 is likely to be
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  postponed until 2026. NASA's associate administrator
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  for exploration systems development.
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  Jim free expressed concerns about spacex's recent
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  difficulties, but did not comment on the ongoing lawsuit
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  initiated by the environmental groups SpaceX.
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  Join the FAA as a co-defendant in the lawsuit to safeguard its
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  business interests. The company reports, investing
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  three billion dollars in the Starbase facility since 2014.
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  And most recently, disclosed that he expects the company will
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  spend about Out 2 billion dollars on Starship development
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  is here in a motion filed on, May 19th, spacesick stated, if
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  the court were to rule in plaintiffs favor, the fááá's
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  decision could be set aside and further.
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  Licensing of the Starship super heavy program could be
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  significantly delayed causing severe injury to spacex's
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  business.