SpaceX asks FAA to allow 456 Starship launches a year

SpaceX has asked the FAA to permit 456 Starship launches per year, nearly 40% more than all orbital launch attempts worldwide in 2025 (329). Phase one would raise the cap at its Texas Starbase from 25 to 100 launches and 200 landings a year, phase two to 456 launches and 912 landings. The FAA has begun an environmental review of the program.

• Requested 456 launches a year — nearly two every weekday
• Phase one: from 25 to 100 launches and 200 landings a year in Texas
• Starship flew only three times in 2026; program has cost over $15 billion
• FAA also reviewing up to 76 launches a year from Cape Canaveral, Florida