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Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones
Starship’s next chapter will involve launching over Florida and returning over Mexico.
Unlike launches over the open ocean from Cape Canaveral, Florida, rockets departing from South Texas must follow a narrow corridor to steer clear of downrange land masses. The FAA didn't make a statement on any public safety and foreign policy concerns with SpaceX's new trajectories, but both issues may come into play as the company seeks approval to fly Starship over Mexican towns and cities uprange from Starbase. "Orbital launches would primarily be to low inclinations with flight trajectories north or south of Cuba that minimize land overflight," the FAA wrote in its draft environmental assessment.
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