SpaceX Set to Launch Again Tuesday, FAA Gives DragonFly Final Approval

Falcon 9 launches AsiaSat8 into orbit. (Credit: SpaceX)

UPDATE: The launch has been shifted to Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: SpaceX successfully conducted a static fire of the Falcon 9 engines on Friday.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to soar again from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday morning with the AsiaSat 6 satellite. The launch window is set from 12:50-4:05 a.m. EDT (0450-0805 GMT).

SpaceX is set to conduct a static fire of the Falcon 9’s engine today.

Meanwhile, the FAA has issued its final environmental assessment for flights of SpaceX’s experimental DragonFly vehicle at the company’s McGregor test facility in Texas.

“After reviewing and analyzing currently available data and information on existing conditions and the potential impacts of the Proposed Action as compared with the No Action Alternative, the FAA has determined that the Proposed Action would not significantly impact the quality of the human environment. Therefore, preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required, and the FAA is issuing this FONSI [Finding of No Significant Impact],” the environmental assessment reads.