Talk all you want about the delays caused by repairs/mods to the launch pad and re-certifying the Autonomous Flight Termination System, the real issue that is grounding Starship at Boca Chica is this one thing: The Lawsuit.
You know … the one filed by a consortium of environmental groups and Indigenous tribes against the FAA alleging (based on the observable environmental damage wrought by the April test launch) FAA’s inadequate oversight and review of SpaceX’s plans and operations at Boca Chica.
This time around, Larry Herrin and Gene Mikulka are joined by the guy who accurately predicted that the Starship test launch last April 20th would cause more damage than SpaceX or the FAA’s own calculations predicted in its worst-case scenario. His name is Eric Roesch, and he goes by the Twitter handle @ESGHound.
Turns out, Eric has experience working both the consulting and regulatory sides of the fence in shepherding Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) documents through the process; knows quite a bit about the related issues; and has some well-reasoned answers to questions like:
The answers may surprise you!
All will be revealed in this episode of Talking Space.
Please be sure to let us know your thoughts on the topics we discuss. You can always reach us at mailbag@TalkingSpaceOnline.com .
How to contact Eric and read his writings:
website: blog.esghound.com
Substack: esghound.substack.com
Twitter: @ESGHound
Show recorded 06-21-2023.
Host: Larry Herrin
Panelist(s): Gene Mikulka (Mark Ratterman, Sawyer Rosenstein and Dr. Kat Robison will return)
Podcast Editor: Larry Herrin
Episode 531: The Gravitas of "Gravity"
Episode 530: Lots of Launches
Episode 529: A Commercial Success
Episode 528: Cosmonaut Needed
Episode 527: Relaunching Atlantis-Part 2
Episode 526: Relaunching Atlantis-Part 1
Episode 525: Six Degrees of Space Station
Episode 524: Space Shuttle for Sale
Episode 523: Returning Through the 'Cosmos'
Episode 522: Stories Launched Straight from the Pad
Episode 521: The Powerfully Patriotic Atlantis
Episode 520: Blinded by the Flights
Episode 519 - Different Wavelengths
Episode 518: Lots to See at SpaceFest V Part 2
Episode 517: Lots to See at SpaceFest V
Episode 516: A Quick Debris Avoidance Maneuver
Episode 515: Live Landings and Listener Letters
Episode 514: Lots of Commercial and a Lunar Infomercial
Episode 513: The Awesome Antares
Episode 512: Can Antares Reach "Orbital" Velocity?
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