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US FAA sued by environmental groups over SpaceX Starship launch debris

US FAA sued by environmental groups over SpaceX Starship launch debris

New York, May 2 (IANS) A slew of environmental groups have sued the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for failing to address dangers of SpaceX's Starship rocket launch that spread plumes of potentially hazardous debris endangering human lives as well as habitats of animals. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, exploded shortly after lift off raining dust and debris on residents in Port Isabel, Texas -- a town roughly 10 km from the SpaceX launchpad, and also across Boca Chica's beaches,…
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