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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

The Federal Aviat on Administrat on (FAA), as the lead federal agency, has prepared a Draf Environmental

Assessment (Draf EA) to evaluate the potent al environmental impacts of modifying SpaceX’s exist ng commercial launch license for Falcon 9 launch operat ons at Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Cape

Canaveral Space Force Stat on. SpaceX proposes to increase the annual launch cadence at SLC-40 from 50 to 120 launches per year. SpaceX also proposes to construct and operate a landing zone at SLC-40 for Falcon 9 ? rst-stage boosters. The proposal also includes Falcon 9 landings downrange on a droneship in the Atlant c

Ocean, missions involving expendable ? rst-stage boosters in the Atlant c Ocean, and payload fairing recovery operat ons in the Atlant c Ocean. The FAA will be holding a virtual public meet ng for the Draf EA. Please see details below. Addit onal informat on regarding the details of the Proposed Act on is available online at: ht ps://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA.

The FAA will hold one virtual public meet ng to allow the public to receive informat on on the Proposed

Act on and provide comments to the record. The virtual public meet ng will be held on March 4, 2025 at 6pm – 8pm (Eastern); the URL and call-in number for the meet ng will be provided in advance on the FAA’s project website: ht ps://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/SpaceX_Falcon_SLC_40_EA.

The FAA will provide a pre-recorded presentat on during the ? rst half hour of the public meet ng. The public will have the opportunity to submit oral comments during the meet ngs. A moderator will facilitate verbal comments.

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