CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION et al

  1. April 07, 2025

    FAA, SpaceX Failed Adequate Review For Starship, Groups Say

    Conservation groups told a federal court Friday that there is "clear record evidence" that the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX failed to complete an adequate environmental review for SpaceX's Starship rocket launch program in Texas.

  2. February 24, 2025

    FAA, SpaceX Say Rocket Launch Review Passes Muster

    The Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to grant them wins in litigation challenging the adequacy of an environmental review completed for the company's Starship rocket launch program in Boca Chica, Texas.

  3. October 10, 2024

    SpaceX Urges Trim To Enviro Orgs'. FAA Launch Approval Suit

    SpaceX is pushing a D.C. federal judge to scrap claims that an environmental assessment for its rocket launch program in South Texas must be supplemented after launches allegedly harmed sensitive surrounding areas and migratory birds, and as it faces new litigation over a system installed to prevent launch pad failures.

  4. January 18, 2024

    Groups Fight To Add Claims In FAA, SpaceX Launch Row

    Environmental groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's environmental review underpinning its decision to allow a SpaceX rocket launch facility in Texas have pushed back against attempts by the company and agency to block their proposed supplemental complaint.

  5. June 05, 2023

    FAA Indifferent To SpaceX Intervention, But Rejects Reasoning

    The Federal Aviation Administration has said a federal judge can decide whether SpaceX can intervene in a lawsuit filed by conservationists over a Texas rocket launch facility, but contended the company did not have a legal right to be included in the case since the FAA adequately represents its interests.

  6. May 22, 2023

    SpaceX Wants In On Suit Challenging FAA's OK Of Launches

    SpaceX has sought to intervene in a lawsuit brought by conservation groups alleging the Federal Aviation Administration botched an environmental review of the company's plans to launch heavy rockets from its Texas facility, saying the FAA won't fully represent its interests.

  7. May 01, 2023

    SpaceX Texas Launches Targeted In Enviro Suit Against FAA

    Federal regulators botched an environmental review of SpaceX's heavy-duty rocket launches on the Gulf Coast and failed to diminish harm to endangered species from heat, light and vessel explosions, according to a Monday lawsuit from conservation groups.