Federal officials plan to announce whether they will allow a small-rocket spaceport in coastal Georgia in March.
The Federal Aviation Administration, in a new statement reported by The Brunswick News, says it won’t reopen public comment because Camden County commissioners now only seek permission for smaller rockets.
The county amended its application to allow for only small-lift rockets in January. The FAA said its revised analysis has “confirmed that all potential environmental impacts of the small-lift launch vehicles are subsumed within the potential impacts of the medium-large lift class vehicle as described in draft EIS, issued in March 2018.”
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