Boost-Back & Landing of the Falcon 9 First Stage at SLC-4 West VAFB, CA & Offshore Contingency Option
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016034001
Lead Agency
United States Air Force
(USAF)
Document Title
Boost-Back & Landing of the Falcon 9 First Stage at SLC-4 West VAFB, CA & Offshore Contingency Option
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Space Launch Complex
Document Description
Note: EA/FONSI
The Proposed Action is Space Exploration Technologies Corporation's (SpaceX's) project on VAFB (Federal land). SpaceX now operates the Falcon Launch Vehicle Program at SLC-4E on VAFB. SpaceX proposes using first stage recovery (boost-back and landing) by returning the Falcon 9 First Stage to SLC-4W for potential reuse up to six times per year. The Proposed Action includes: infrastructure improvements at SLC-4W; the boost-back maneuver (in-air), return flight and landing of the Falcon 9 First Stage on the new SLC-4W pad, the boost-back and landing of the Falcon 9 First Stage on a barge specifically designed for the landing.
Contact Information
Name
Samantha Kaisersatt
Agency Name
U.S. Air Force
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lompoc
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
(SLC-4 W, VAFB)
Zip
93437
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Canada Honda
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (construction of landing pad at SLC-4W)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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